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CVE-2024-54750: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediately isolate affected Ubiquiti U6-LR devices running firmware 6.6.65 from untrusted or public networks to prevent unauthorized access. 2. Avoid using factory-reset or uninitialized devices in production environments until the vulnerability is addressed. 3. Monitor network traffic and device logs for unusual authentication attempts or root access activities. 4. Implement network segmentation to limit the impact of a compromised device and restrict administrative access to trusted management networks only. 5. Contact Ubiquiti support for guidance and watch for official firmware updates or patches addressing this vulnerability. 6. Consider deploying alternative wireless access points from vendors without known hardcoded credential issues if immediate patching is not feasible. 7. Employ multi-factor authentication and strong network access controls where possible to reduce the risk of lateral movement post-compromise. 8. Maintain an incident response plan tailored to network device compromises to rapidly contain and remediate potential breaches.

Description

Ubiquiti U6-LR 6.6.65 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root. NOTE: In Ubiquiti's view there is no vulnerability as the Hardcoded Password should be after setup not before.

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