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CVE-2021-44207

Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.1EPSS 17.6%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 13 January 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
17.58% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 23 December 2024 · due 13 January 2025
Weakness
CWE-798
Affected
acclaimsystems/usaherds
Source
cve@mitre.org

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Please contact the product developer for support and vulnerability mitigation. https://www.acclaimsystems.com/#contact ; https://www.tnatc.org/#contact ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44207

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.