Is CVE-2024-29978 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-29978 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-29978?

CVE-2024-29978 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-29978?

CVE-2024-29978 has an EPSS score of 1.28% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2024-29978?

No published fix for CVE-2024-29978 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-29978

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

User passwords are decrypted and stored on memory before any user logged in. Those decrypted passwords can be retrieved from the coredump file. As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors listed under [References].

CWE-256

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.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references7

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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 2025-11-04.