Cisco Smart Licensing Utility Static Credential Vulnerability (CVE-2024-20439)
Severity: critical · Patch status: unknown · Since 2025-03-31 · CVE-2024-20439
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. CISA added CVE-2024-20439 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 31, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Apr 21, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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