CVE-2024-32756Network attack vector

Authenticated Linux credential disclosure via recoverable storage

Published Jul 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Recoverable credential storage in American Dynamics Illustra Essentials Gen 4 cameras allows remote authenticated users to read Linux credentials. The firmware retains Linux user credentials in a reversible form, but Johnson Controls has not disclosed the storage locus or recovery operation. Access requires a highly privileged authenticated account, and no further use of the recovered credentials is documented.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Recoverable credential storage in American Dynamics Illustra Essentials Gen 4 cameras allows remote authenticated users to read Linux credentials. The firmware retains Linux user credentials in a reversible form, but Johnson Controls has not disclosed the storage locus or recovery operation. Access requires a highly privileged authenticated account, and no further use of the recovered credentials is documented.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-32756
Published
Jul 2, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Johnson Controls
Product
American Dynamics Illustra Essentials Gen 4
Classifications
CWE-257, CAPEC-653, T1555
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=Illustra.Ess4.01.02.10.5982

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Johnson Controls · American Dynamics Illustra Essentials Gen 4version=0 <=Illustra.Ess4.01.02.10.5982
Johnson Controls · Illustra Essential Gen 4 Firmwareversion=0 <Illustra.Ess4.01.02.13.6953

Published CVSS scores

6.8Johnson ControlsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-257Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
CAPEC-653Use of Known Operating System Credentials
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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