CVE-2024-20440CWE-532

A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information

High · published September 4, 2024

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it high at 7.5. It sits in the 99.0th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
52%
Percentile
99.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information.

This vulnerability is due to excessive verbosity in a debug log file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain log files that contain sensitive data, including credentials that can be used to access the API.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.51897 · 99.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Published
2024-09-04T16:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 SEP 16:28Z
    A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information
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