H3C Magic B1ST v100R012 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as ro…

published 2024-08-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-39734

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

H3C Magic B1ST v100R012 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-19)

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

palm-vertebra-fe9.notion.site https://palm-vertebra-fe9.notion.site/H3C-Magic-B1STV100R012-was-discovered-to-contain-a-hardcoded-2a648569ee7f4df8b570632d11032337?pvs=74 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

palm-vertebra-fe9.notion.site /H3C-Magic-B1STV100R012-was-discovered-to-contain-a-hardcoded-2a648569ee7f4df8b570632d11032337?pvs=74
exploit, third-party-advisory
h3c.com /cn/d_201609/956059_30005_0.htm
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-42638
NVD CVE-2024-42638

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Summary