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CVE-2024-20439

is CVE-2024-20439real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

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Critical · CVSS 9.8EPSS 92.0%CISA KEVCWE-912

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

A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log into an affected system by using a static administrative credential. This vulnerability is due to an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static credentials to login to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to login to the affected system with administrative rights over the CSLU application API.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 3) — CVSS base score 9.8

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    Field note · Priya NairCurated

    Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-03-31). Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.