Security News > 2025 > March > Ongoing Cyber Attacks Exploit Critical Vulnerabilities in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility
2025-03-21 05:09
Two now-patched security flaws impacting Cisco Smart Licensing Utility are seeing active exploitation attempts, according to SANS Internet Storm Center. The two critical-rated vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2024-20439 (CVSS score: 9.8) - The presence of an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account that an attacker could exploit to log in to an
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-04 | CVE-2024-20439 | Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Cisco Smart License Utility 2.0.0/2.1.0/2.2.0 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. | 9.8 |