CVE-2024-54749

Root login via preset firmware credential

Published Dec 6, 2024 · Updated Dec 11, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in Ubiquiti U7-Pro 7.0.35 allow attackers to log in to the access point as root over an adjacent network. The firmware image stores a preset root-account password hash in /etc/shadow instead of a device-unique credential. Ubiquiti disputes exploitability because deployment forces a new password during installation, so the evidence does not establish a usable default credential on an installed device.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in Ubiquiti U7-Pro 7.0.35 allow attackers to log in to the access point as root over an adjacent network. The firmware image stores a preset root-account password hash in /etc/shadow instead of a device-unique credential. Ubiquiti disputes exploitability because deployment forces a new password during installation, so the evidence does not establish a usable default credential on an installed device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-54749
Published
Dec 6, 2024
Updated
Dec 11, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-798, T1078.001
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078.001Valid Accounts: Default Accounts

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