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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2024-36080

Westermo EDW-100 devices through 2024-05-03 have a hidden root user account with a hardcoded password that cannot be changed.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.55%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Westermo EDW-100 devices through 2024-05-03 have a hidden root user account with a hardcoded password that cannot be changed. NOTE: this is a serial-to-Ethernet converter that should not be placed at the edge of the network.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.55% probability · 44th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Source
cve@mitre.org

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