User passwords are decrypted and stored on memory before any user logged in.
Priority LOW 29CWE-256Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-256.
Summary
User passwords are decrypted and stored on memory before any user logged in. Those decrypted passwords can be retrieved from the coredump file. As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors listed under [References].
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01254 69th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Corporation | Multiple MFPs (multifunction printers) | See the information provided by Sharp Corporation listed under [References] | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Toshiba Tec Corporation | Multiple MFPs (multifunction printers) | See the information provided by Toshiba Tec Corporation listed under [References] | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Multiple MFPs (multifunction printers) VendorSharp Corporation Affected See the information provided by Sharp Corporation listed under [References] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Multiple MFPs (multifunction printers) VendorToshiba Tec Corporation Affected See the information provided by Toshiba Tec Corporation listed under [References] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-29978
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7p2j-6vvg-vfq9
References
Other 6
- https://global.sharp/products/copier/info/info_security_2024-05.html
- https://jp.sharp/business/print/information/info_security_2024-05.html
- https://www.toshibatec.com/information/20240531_02.html
- https://www.toshibatec.co.jp/information/20240531_02.html
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU93051062/
- https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2024-06-27-sharp-mfp-17-vulnerabilities.html
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Sources
- CVE-2024-29978 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-29978 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7p2j-6vvg-vfq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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