CVE-2024-39342: n/a
Source CVE Database V5
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.6 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
AI-suggested
1. Immediate mitigation should include restricting access to the "WebAPI.cfg.xml" configuration file and the DCG.Security.dll library to trusted administrators only, minimizing the risk of local attackers obtaining encrypted passwords and DLL files. 2. Implement file system permissions and monitoring to detect unauthorized access attempts to these sensitive files. 3. If possible, upgrade to a newer Entrust Instant Financial Issuance version where this vulnerability is addressed or contact Entrust support for patches or workarounds. 4. Consider deploying application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect suspicious privilege escalation attempts. 5. Conduct regular audits of user privileges and remove unnecessary local access rights to limit the attack surface. 6. Employ network segmentation to isolate systems running Entrust software from less trusted network zones. 7. Monitor logs for unusual activity indicative of privilege escalation or unauthorized decryption attempts. 8. Educate system administrators about this vulnerability and ensure they follow secure configuration best practices.
Description
Entrust Instant Financial Issuance (formerly known as Cardwizard) 6.10.0, 6.9.0, 6.9.1, 6.9.2, and 6.8.x and earlier uses a DLL library (i.e. DCG.Security.dll) with a custom AES encryption process that relies on static hard-coded key values. These keys are not uniquely generated per installation of the software. Combined with the encrypted password that can be obtained from "WebAPI.cfg.xml" in CVE-2024-39341, the decryption is trivial and can lead to privilege escalation on the Windows host.