What is CVE-2024-42637?

CVE-2024-42637 is a critical-severity vulnerability in H3c R3010, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-42637?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in H3c R3010

CVE-2024-42637

H3C R3010 v100R002L02 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.

EPSS: 0.006 (42.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

H3c R3010
H3c R3010_firmware — versions 100r002l02
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42637?: CVE-2024-42637 is a critical-severity vulnerability in H3c R3010, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-42637?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.