CVE-2024-4844

Database encryption-key disclosure via hard-coded keystore password

Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator before 5.10 Service Pack 1 Update 2 allow local users to obtain its database encryption key. A fixed password protects orion.keystore, so an administrator who reads the access-controlled file can unlock the stored ePO database encryption key. Exploitation requires system-administrator access to the ePO server; the published record establishes no access for lower-privileged or remote users.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator before 5.10 Service Pack 1 Update 2 allow local users to obtain its database encryption key. A fixed password protects orion.keystore, so an administrator who reads the access-controlled file can unlock the stored ePO database encryption key. Exploitation requires system-administrator access to the ePO server; the published record establishes no access for lower-privileged or remote users.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-4844
Published
May 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Trellix
Product
Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator
Classifications
CWE-798, CAPEC-554, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions below ePO 5.10 Service Pack 1 Update 2
  2. Affected versionversion=epo_5.10_service_pack_1_update_2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Trellix · Trellix ePolicy Orchestratorversion=All versions below ePO 5.10 Service Pack 1 Update 2; version=epo_5.10_service_pack_1_update_2

Published CVSS scores

7.5TrellixCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CAPEC-554Functionality Bypass
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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