Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-54457

High

Published: 18 December 2024

Published
18 December 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0013 31.5th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-54457 is a high-severity Inclusion of Undocumented Features or Chicken Bits (CWE-1242) vulnerability in Jvn (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 31.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Inclusion of undocumented features or chicken bits issue exists in AE1021 firmware versions 2.0.10 and earlier and AE1021PE firmware versions 2.0.10 and earlier, which may allow a logged-in user to enable telnet service.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

Jvn
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-1242

Requiring an inventory that accurately reflects the system forces documentation of all components, making inclusion of undocumented features or chicken bits harder to achieve without detection.

addresses: CWE-1242

Review and update processes include scrutiny of undocumented features or debug mechanisms provided by component manufacturers.

addresses: CWE-1242

Requires transparency and verification of delivered components, limiting undocumented features or debug hooks introduced upstream.

addresses: CWE-1242

Discourages undocumented features or chicken bits by demanding transparency and verification that only intended, documented behavior is present.

addresses: CWE-1242

Developing critical components internally avoids undocumented features and chicken bits present in vendor hardware or software.

addresses: CWE-1242

Requiring screened developers with proper access limits the introduction of undocumented features or debug 'chicken bits' that could be exploited later.

addresses: CWE-1242

Inspection can uncover undocumented features or chicken bits that result from tampering or malicious insertion.

References