CVE-2024-8448 is a critical vulnerability affecting specific PLANET Technology switch models, including the GS-4210-24P2S and GS-4210-24PL4C series. It stems from a hard-coded credential in the command-line interface, allowing authenticated remote attackers to gain a Linux root shell. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high severity and ease of exploitation warrant immediate attention and patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.305b240802CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24p2s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.305b240719CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24pl4c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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