CVEs / CVE-2021-44207
CVE-2021-44207: Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 23 Dec 2024
- high 8.1 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 17.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Acclaim Systems USAHERDS contains a hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the system that runs the application. The MachineKey must be obtained via a separate vulnerability or other channel.
Description
Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 23 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | 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. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.1 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-798 |
References
- CVE-2021-44207 on NVD
- CVE-2021-44207 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.acclaimsystems.com/#contact (cited by CISA)
- https://www.tnatc.org/#contact (cited by CISA)
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0012/MNDT-2021-0012.md Third Party Advisory
- https://www.acclaimsystems.com Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-44207 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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