CVE-2024-22734Public exploit

Database credential disclosure via hard-coded AES keys

Published Apr 12, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Information disclosure in AMCS TRUX Waste Management Software before 7.19.0018.26912 allows local users to obtain database credentials. TxUtilities.Database embeds a static AES key and IV that decrypt the database secret stored in TruxUser.cfg and combine it with a fixed password prefix. Exploitation requires read access to the client files and grants direct access to the deployment's privileged ERP database account.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in AMCS TRUX Waste Management Software before 7.19.0018.26912 allows local users to obtain database credentials. TxUtilities.Database embeds a static AES key and IV that decrypt the database secret stored in TruxUser.cfg and combine it with a fixed password prefix. Exploitation requires read access to the client files and grants direct access to the deployment's privileged ERP database account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22734
Published
Apr 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
AMCS
Product
TRUX Waste Management Software
Classifications
CWE-200, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.19.0018.26912

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

AMCS · TRUX Waste Management Softwareversion=0 <7.19.0018.26912

Published CVSS scores

6.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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