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TI-2024-13367 Aliases CVE-2024-20439GHSA-mcxm-8hr3-frmx

Hard-coded credentials in Cisco Smart License Utility

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-912Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log into an affected system by using a static administrative credential. This vulnerability is due to an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static credentials to login to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to login to the affected system with administrative rights over the CSLU application API.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-03-31CISA due date 2025-04-21
EPSS 0.9709 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Smart License Utility2.1.0; 2.0.0; 2.2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Smart License Utility VendorCisco Affected 2.1.0; 2.0.0; 2.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_license_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 to before 2.3.0VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_license_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2025-03-31 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20439
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mcxm-8hr3-frmx

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-13368 Sensitive information in log files in Cisco Smart License Utility CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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