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TI-2024-18014 Aliases CVE-2024-27159GHSA-59x9-wc3w-x8gc

Hardcoded password used to encrypt logs

Priority LOW 27CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

All the Toshiba printers contain a shell script using the same hardcoded key to encrypt logs. An attacker can decrypt the encrypted files using the hardcoded key. This vulnerability can be executed in combination with other vulnerabilities and difficult to execute alone. So, the CVSS score for this vulnerability alone is lower than the score listed in the "Base Score" of this vulnerability. For detail on related other vulnerabilities, please ask to the below contact point. https://www.toshibatec.com/contacts/products/ As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00256 17th 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
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Toshiba Tec CorporationToshiba Tec e-Studio multi-function peripheral (MFP)see the reference URL—No fix listedCNA
  • Toshiba Tec e-Studio multi-function peripheral (MFP) VendorToshiba Tec Corporation Affected see the reference URL Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27159
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59x9-wc3w-x8gc

References

Other 4

  • TI-2024-34868 Authentication bypass via default password generation affecting multiple models from… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-18027 Remote code execution in Toshiba Tec e-Studio multi-function peripheral CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-22196 Authentication bypass in Sharp Corporation Multiple MFPs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-38467 Sharp Multifunction Printers Local File Inclusion via installed_emanual_down.html CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-34873 Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) via malformed WS-Scan request affecting multiple… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-24071 Out-of-bounds read in Sharp Corporation Multiple MFPs CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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