What is CVE-2024-42639?

CVE-2024-42639 is a critical-severity vulnerability in H3c Gr1100-p, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-42639?

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

Vulnerability in H3c Gr1100-p

CVE-2024-42639

H3C GR1100-P v100R009 was discovered to use a hardcoded password 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 Gr1100-p
H3c Gr1100-p_firmware — versions 100r009
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-259 — Use of Hard-coded Password

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42639?: CVE-2024-42639 is a critical-severity vulnerability in H3c Gr1100-p, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-42639?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.