Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2024-42012

GRAU DATA Blocky before 3.1 stores passwords encrypted rather than hashed. At the login screen, the user's password is compared to the user's decrypted cleartext password. An attacker with Windows admin or debugging rights can therefore steal the user's Blocky password and from there impersonate that local user.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-42012: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42012?
CVE-2024-42012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2025-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-42012?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.