Auth bypass in Motorola Vigilant Fixed Lpr Coms Box
CVE-2024-38279
The affected product is vulnerable to an attacker modifying the bootloader by using custom arguments to bypass authentication and gain access to the file system and obtain password hashes.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-165-19 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, government-resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38279?
- CVE-2024-38279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Motorola Vigilant Fixed Lpr Coms Box, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38279?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-38279 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.