CVE-2024-20412
CriticalCVSS 9.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Firepower 1000, 2100, 3100, and 4200 Series could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access an affected system using static credentials. The issue is due to the presence of static accounts with hard-coded passwords.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could gain access to the system, retrieve sensitive information, perform limited troubleshooting, modify configuration, or render the device unable to boot, requiring reimage.
Recommendation
Immediately change default static passwords, apply Cisco updates, and restrict local access to devices.
Original NVD description (English source)
A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 1000, 2100, 3100, and 4200 Series could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access an affected system using static credentials. This vulnerability is due to the presence of static accounts with hard-coded passwords on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI of an affected device with these credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the affected system and retrieve sensitive information, perform limited troubleshooting actions, modify some configuration options, or render the device unable to boot to the operating system, requiring a reimage of the device.