Critical severity9.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-20439
CVE-2024-20439
Description
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.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:smart_license_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=2.0.0,<2.3.0
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 2.1.0
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References
2- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cslu-7gHMzWmwnvdVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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