Cisco Smart Licensing Utility Static Credential Vulnerability
Cisco — Smart Licensing Utility
- Added to KEV catalog
- 31 March 2025
- Federal remediation due date
- 21 April 2025
- Weakness classification (CWE)
- CWE-912
CISA Description
Cisco Smart Licensing Utility contains a static credential vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected system and gain administrative credentials.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cslu-7gHMzWmw ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20439
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