CVE-2024-20440
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information. This vulnerability is due to excessive verbosity in a debug log file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain log files that contain sensitive data, including credentials that can be used to access the API.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-532 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-1622 | Medium | 5.3 | 79% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-35234 | High | 7.5 | 65% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-43261 | High | 7.5 | 59% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-3609 | High | 8.1 | 21% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-8719 | Medium | 5.3 | 17% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-11716 | Critical | 9.8 | 14% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-20440?
No published fix for CVE-2024-20440 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2024-20440 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-20440 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 51.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-20440?
CVE-2024-20440 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-09-19.