Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-5743

Critical

Published: 13 January 2025

Published
13 January 2025
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0014 33.9th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-5743 is a critical-severity Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort (CWE-916) vulnerability in Evehome (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 33.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 IA-5 (Authenticator Management) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-5743 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) classified under CWE-916, "Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort," affecting the EveHome Eve Play device. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code and impacts versions through 1.1.42.

A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, authentication, or user interaction. Successful exploitation enables arbitrary code execution, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected Eve Play device.

The vendor provides details on mitigation in their security advisory at https://www.evehome.com/en-us/security-content.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An attacker could exploit the 'Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort' vulnerability in EveHome Eve Play to execute arbitrary code. This issue affects Eve Play: through 1.1.42.

CWE(s)
CWE-916

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Remote unauthenticated RCE on network-exposed device directly enables T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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CVE-2026-30789Shared CWE-916
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CVE-2026-30790Shared CWE-916

Affected Assets

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

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
preventrecover

Directly mitigates the CVE by requiring identification, reporting, and timely correction of the weak password hashing flaw enabling arbitrary code execution.

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match
prevent

Ensures authenticators, including password hashes, have sufficient strength and computational effort to resist cracking and prevent exploitation leading to RCE.

SI-5 Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives partial match
detectrespond

Mandates monitoring vendor security advisories for this CVE to disseminate alerts and take corrective actions like patching.

References