What is CVE-2024-28809?

CVE-2024-28809 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nokia Hit 7300, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-28809?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nokia Hit 7300

CVE-2024-28809

An issue was discovered in Infinera hiT 7300 5.60.50. Cleartext storage of sensitive password in firmware update packages allows attackers to access various appliance services via hardcoded credentials.

Published 2024-09-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Nokia Hit 7300
Nokia Hit 7300 Firmware — versions 5.60.50

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.cvcn.gov.it/cvcn/cve/CVE-2024-28809 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28809?: CVE-2024-28809 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nokia Hit 7300, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-28809?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.