Vulnerability in Planet Gs-4210-24p2s

CVE-2024-8449

Certain switch models from PLANET Technology have a Hard-coded Credential in the password recovering functionality, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to connect to the device via the serial console and use this credential to reset any user's password.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.0% 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-2024-8449: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8449?
CVE-2024-8449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Planet Gs-4210-24p2s, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-8449?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.