CVE-2024-29978 json
User passwords are decrypted and stored on memory before any user logged in.
published 2024-11-26 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-34443
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
User passwords are decrypted and stored on memory before any user logged in. Those decrypted passwords can be retrieved from the coredump file. As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors listed under [References].
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Sharp Corporation Multiple MFPs (multifunction printers)
- Toshiba Tec Corporation Multiple MFPs (multifunction printers)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
References
- global.sharp /products/copier/info/info_security_2024-05.html
- jp.sharp /business/print/information/info_security_2024-05.html
- toshibatec.com /information/20240531_02.html
- toshibatec.co.jp /information/20240531_02.html
- jvn.jp /en/vu/JVNVU93051062/
- pierrekim.github.io /blog/2024-06-27-sharp-mfp-17-vulnerabilities.html
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/0
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-29978
- NVD CVE-2024-29978
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