Information disclosure in Cisco Smart License Utility
CVE-2024-20440
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.519 (98.9th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.519 · newest: 0.519 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Smart License Utility — versions 2.1.0, 2.0.0, 2.2.0
- Cisco Smart License Utility — versions 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20440?
- CVE-2024-20440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Smart License Utility, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20440?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-20440 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.