CVE-2024-28327

Unauthorized configuration changes via cleartext password storage

Published Apr 26, 2024 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

Cleartext password storage in ASUS RT-N12+ B1 version 0 allows local users to obtain unauthorized access and modify router settings. The router firmware stores user passwords without encryption, but public records do not identify the storage resource or retrieval path. Exploitation requires local appliance access; exposed passwords permit management access and router configuration changes.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext password storage in ASUS RT-N12+ B1 version 0 allows local users to obtain unauthorized access and modify router settings. The router firmware stores user passwords without encryption, but public records do not identify the storage resource or retrieval path. Exploitation requires local appliance access; exposed passwords permit management access and router configuration changes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28327
Published
Apr 26, 2024
Updated
Jul 9, 2026
Vendor
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product
RT-N12+ B1
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. · RT-N12+ B1version=0

Published CVSS scores

8.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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