CVE-2024-21653 is a critical vulnerability affecting vantage6, a platform for Federated Learning and Multi-Party Computation, where default SSH configurations permit root login with password authentication. This misconfiguration, while not inherently risky in ideal deployments, presents a severe threat if the SSH service is exposed, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and can be mitigated by removing the SSH component from the Dockerfile or upgrading to version 4.2.0. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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