No-IP Dynamic Update Client (DUC) v3.x uses cleartext credentials that may occur on a…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
No-IP Dynamic Update Client (DUC) v3.x uses cleartext credentials that may occur on a command line or in a file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that cleartext in /etc/default/noip-duc is recommended and is the intentional behavior.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00648 51st 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
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40457
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6v48-p2g5-g5g2
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-40457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-40457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6v48-p2g5-g5g2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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