Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-55027

Exposed Creds in Weintek Easyweb 2.1.53

Published
03 March 2026
Modified
04 March 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0022 12th percentile
Risk Priority 56 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-55027 is a high-severity Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-312) vulnerability in Weintek Easyweb. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked at the 12th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-5 (Authenticator Management) and SC-12 (Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2024-55027 affects Weintek cMT-3072XH2 devices running easyweb v2.1.53 and OS v20231011. The vulnerability involves the storage of credentials in plaintext within the uac_temp.db component, as identified by CWEs-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information) and CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials). It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting high confidentiality impact with network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and unchanged scope.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows attackers to access the uac_temp.db component and extract sensitive credentials stored in plaintext, potentially enabling further unauthorized access to the device or related systems.

Advisories detailing the issue are available at https://gist.github.com/AenganZ/f86ed0da28825a1432ec697f484622de and https://plain-trick-71d.notion.site/weintek-cMT-3072XH2-14687a89c4c181eeb21ad61e0392f34b?pvs=4. The CVE was published on 2026-03-03T20:16:41.893.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Weintek cMT-3072XH2 easyweb v2.1.53, OS v20231011 was discovered to stroe credentials in plaintext in the component uac_temp.db.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
T1552.004 Private Keys Credential Access
Adversaries may search for private key certificate files on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
T1078.001 Default Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a default account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-55023Same product: Weintek Cmt-3072Xh2
CVE-2024-55021Same product: Weintek Cmt-3072Xh2
CVE-2024-55026Same product: Weintek Cmt-3072Xh2
CVE-2024-55019Same product: Weintek Cmt-3072Xh2
CVE-2024-55025Same product: Weintek Cmt-3072Xh2
CVE-2024-55020Same product: Weintek Cmt-3072Xh2
CVE-2024-55024Same product: Weintek Cmt-3072Xh2
CVE-2024-55022Same product: Weintek Cmt-3072Xh2
CVE-2023-5777Same vendor: Weintek
CVE-2024-28809Shared CWE-312, CWE-798

Affected Assets

weintek
easyweb
2.1.53
weintek
cmt-3072xh2 firmware
20231011

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 4 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V14.2.8

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SC-28 requires cryptographic or equivalent protection of sensitive data at rest, directly stopping cleartext storage in accessible resources.

Authenticator management requires secure distribution and handling of credentials, structurally discouraging hard-coded values.

Cryptographic key management mandates proper establishment and handling instead of embedding keys in code.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.DS-01 full match
prevents

Encryption and cryptographic controls for data-at-rest directly prevent cleartext storage of sensitive information.

PR.AA-01 partial match
prevents

PR.AA-01's credential/key-management processes can reduce the incentive to embed secrets but do not address or detect hard-coded values in source code, so the weakness remains fully possible.

PR.AA-02 none match
prevents

PR.AA-02 addresses human identity proofing and per-person credential issuance at enrollment; it has no bearing on whether developers embed static credentials in software.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Education on secure configuration practices discourages technical staff from embedding or relying on hard-coded credentials in systems and applications.

mitigates

Requiring non-standard deletion or physical destruction of media ensures that sensitive information is not left in cleartext on discarded or repurposed equipment.

mitigates

Secure deletion of data before device transfer prevents residual sensitive information from remaining in cleartext on storage media that leave organizational control.

mitigates

Secure deletion of obsolete or temporary copies prevents sensitive data from remaining in cleartext on disk after its intended lifetime.

A.8.11 Data masking partial match
mitigates

Substituting real values with hashes or encrypted tokens before storage reduces the quantity of cleartext sensitive information that ends up persisted on disk.

finds

When clear-text sensitive data is detected leaving controlled storage, the control can block the transfer, thereby limiting the exposure that would result from unencrypted storage on external media or cloud services.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (1 rule)
  • V-248525 All OL 8 local disk partitions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at-rest protection. prevents CWE-312
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271756 OL 9 local disk partitions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. prevents CWE-312
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
  • V-230224 All RHEL 8 local disk partitions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. prevents CWE-312

References