CVE-2024-33616: Admin authentication can be bypassed with some specific invalid credentials, which allows logging in
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:16 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (jpcert) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.3 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
Description
Admin authentication can be bypassed with some specific invalid credentials, which allows logging in with an administrative privilege. Sharp Corporation states the telnet feature is implemented on older models only, and is planning to provide the firmware update to remove the feature. As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors listed under [References].
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33616 (opens in a new tab)
- global.sharp/products/copier/info/info_security_2024-05.html (opens in a new tab)
- jp.sharp/business/print/information/info_security_2024-05.html (opens in a new tab)
- jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU93051062 (opens in a new tab)
- pierrekim.github.io/blog/2024-06-27-sharp-mfp-17-vulnerabilities.html (opens in a new tab)
- toshibatec.co.jp/information/20240531_02.html (opens in a new tab)
- toshibatec.com/information/20240531_02.html (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/0 (opens in a new tab)