CVE-2021-44464
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVigilant Software Suite (Mastermed Dashboard) version 2.0.1.3 contains service credentials likely to be common across all instances. An attacker in possession of the password may gain privileges on all installations of this software.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVigilant Software Suite (Mastermed Dashboard) version 2.0.1.3 contains hardcoded service credentials that are common across all installations. An attacker who obtains these shared credentials can authenticate and gain elevated privileges on any instance of the software.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= d25<= 3.3.0= 1.0= 1.0= 1.0< 3.0= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed product versionCheck the installed version of Fresenius Kabi software (Agilia Connect Firmware, Agilia Partner Maintenance Software, Vigilant Centerium, Vigilant Insight, Vigilant Mastermed, or Link+ Agilia Firmware) using the vendor's version command or by inspecting the application's 'About' or version information panel.Affected if The installed version matches one of the affected versions: Agilia Connect Firmware <= d25, Agilia Partner Maintenance Software <= 3.3.0, Vigilant Centerium = 1.0, Vigilant Insight = 1.0, Vigilant Mastermed = 1.0, or Link+ Agilia Firmware < 3.0 or = 3.0
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Locate configuration files containing credentialsSearch the application installation directory and configuration folders for files that may contain embedded credentials such as config.xml, application.properties, database.conf, or similar configuration files. Use file system inspection or grep for patterns resembling usernames and passwords in plaintext.Affected if Plaintext or encoded hardcoded credentials are found in configuration files that are identical across different installations.
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Verify credential uniqueness across instancesCompare the credentials found in your installation with those documented in the CVE or with credentials in other known installations of the same product version. Check whether the same username-password pairs are used.Affected if The same credentials are used across multiple installations or match known shared credentials for this product.
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Inspect service account configurationsReview service account configurations, service user definitions, or API authentication settings within the software. Look for accounts that appear to be default or factory-set rather than instance-specific.Affected if Service accounts use common, shared credentials rather than unique credentials generated for each installation.
If the installed product version falls within the affected range and hardcoded credentials are found in configuration files that are identical across installations, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data3.0
Immediately rotate the exposed service credentials and implement unique, instance-specific credentials for each installation. Consider implementing a credential management system to prevent future hardcoded secrets.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-44464 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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