What is CVE-2024-42495?

CVE-2024-42495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Echostar Fusion, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-42495?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Echostar Fusion

CVE-2024-42495

Credentials to access device configuration were transmitted using an unencrypted protocol. These credentials would allow read-only access to network configuration information and terminal configuration data.

Published 2024-09-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.4% 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

Echostar Fusion
Echostar Hughes Wl3000
Hughes Network Systems Wl3000 Fusion Software — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-249-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42495?: CVE-2024-42495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Echostar Fusion, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-42495?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.