CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2024-8455
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
0.34%
Original NVD Description
The swctrl service is used to detect and remotely manage PLANET Technology devices. For certain switch models, the authentication tokens used during communication with this service are encoded user passwords. Due to insufficient strength, unauthorized remote attackers who intercept the packets can directly crack them to obtain plaintext passwords.
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