# What is CVE-2024-20412?

> CVE-2024-20412 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.4) in Firepower Threat Defense from Cisco, published on 23 October 2024. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.2%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

Canonical page: https://www.edgeprotect.io/what-is/cve-2024-20412

## At a glance

- **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
- **EdgeProtect risk score:** 54 out of 100 (Medium); action: Plan remediation. Kept up to date as the evidence changes.
- **Severity:** High (CVSS 8.4 out of 10)
- **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today
- **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.2% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast)
- **Published:** 23 October 2024
- **Record last updated:** 5 November 2024
- **Main product:** Firepower Threat Defense from Cisco
- **Affected products:** 22

## What is CVE-2024-20412? In plain terms

An attacker has to be already on the device without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.

### The official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 1000, 2100, 3100, and 4200 Series could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access an affected system using static credentials.
 This vulnerability is due to the presence of static accounts with hard-coded passwords on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI of an affected device with these credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the affected system and retrieve sensitive information, perform limited troubleshooting actions, modify some configuration options, or render the device unable to boot to the operating system, requiring a reimage of the device.

### What kind of flaw is it?

- CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
- CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password

### How an attack on it works

- Where an attacker can be: Already on the device
- How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions
- Login needed first: No login needed
- Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker gets: Can read data, change data and take it offline

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

## Is CVE-2024-20412 being exploited? Not that we know of

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.2%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%.

### Timeline

- 23 October 2024: Published
- 5 November 2024: Record last updated

### How EdgeProtect ranks it

CVE-2024-20412 scores **54 out of 100 (Medium)**, with the action "Plan remediation".

Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less:

- Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor
- How severe it is: strong factor
- How widely exposed it is: key context
- Real threat activity around it: key context

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

## Who is affected by CVE-2024-20412?

The published record lists 22 products.

- [Firepower Threat Defense](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_threat_defense) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Application): 7.1.0, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3, 7.2.0, 7.2.0.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.4.1, 7.2.5, 7.2.5.1, 7.2.5.2, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.1.1, 7.3.1.2, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.4.1.1
- [Firepower 1000](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_1000) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 1010](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_1010) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 1020](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_1020) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 1030](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_1030) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 1040](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_1040) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 1120](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_1120) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 1140](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_1140) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 1150](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_1150) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 2100](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_2100) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 2110](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_2110) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 2120](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_2120) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 2130](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_2130) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 2140](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_2140) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 3105](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_3105) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 3110](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_3110) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 3120](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_3120) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 3130](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_3130) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 3140](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_3140) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 4215](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_4215) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 4225](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_4225) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Firepower 4245](https://www.edgeprotect.io/product/cisco/firepower_4245) by [Cisco](https://www.edgeprotect.io/vendors/cisco) (Hardware): version not specified

## How do I fix CVE-2024-20412?

1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? EdgeProtect can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

### References

- [sec.cloudapps.cisco.com](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-statcred-dFC8tXT5) (Vendor advisory)

## Questions

### What is CVE-2024-20412?

CVE-2024-20412 is a high-severity flaw in Firepower Threat Defense from Cisco, published on 23 October 2024. An attacker has to be already on the device without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.

### How serious is CVE-2024-20412?

It scores 8.4 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is high. Our risk score for CVE-2024-20412 is 54 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.

### Is CVE-2024-20412 being exploited?

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.2%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

### Which versions does CVE-2024-20412 affect?

For Firepower Threat Defense from Cisco: 7.1.0, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3, 7.2.0, 7.2.0.1 and 17 more. The record lists 22 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

### How do I fix CVE-2024-20412?

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

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