CVE-2024-36480

LocalSystem privilege escalation via hard-coded credentials

Published Jun 19, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Use of hard-coded credentials in RICOH Streamline NX PC Client 3.7.2 and earlier allows local users to obtain LocalSystem access. Ricoh and JVN identify embedded credentials but do not disclose the credential's storage location, protected interface, or authentication flow. Local access to a Windows PC with the client installed is required; successful exploitation grants NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges for arbitrary operations on that PC.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use of hard-coded credentials in RICOH Streamline NX PC Client 3.7.2 and earlier allows local users to obtain LocalSystem access. Ricoh and JVN identify embedded credentials but do not disclose the credential's storage location, protected interface, or authentication flow. Local access to a Windows PC with the client installed is required; successful exploitation grants NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges for arbitrary operations on that PC.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36480
Published
Jun 19, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Product
RICOH Streamline NX PC Client
Classifications
CWE-798, CAPEC-191, CAPEC-70, T1078
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 19, 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 <=3.7.2
  2. Affected versionversion=ver.3.7.2 and earlier

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ricoh Company, Ltd. · RICOH Streamline NX PC Clientversion=0 <=3.7.2; version=ver.3.7.2 and earlier

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.1JPCERT/CC and IPACVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CAPEC-191Read Sensitive Constants Within an Executable
CAPEC-70Try Common or Default Usernames and Passwords
T1078Valid Accounts

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