CVE-2024-29071
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 · uneditedHGW BL1500HM Ver 002.001.013 and earlier contains a use of week credentials issue. A network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker may change the system settings.
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 confidenceThe HGW BL1500HM gateway firmware versions 002.001.013 and earlier uses weak credentials (likely default or hardcoded) that allow a network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker to access the device and change system settings without any authentication. The CVSS vector indicates the attack is exploitable from the local network segment.
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CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/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 device modelCheck the device label, web interface, or administrative console to confirm the exact model is HGW BL1500HMAffected if Device model is HGW BL1500HM
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Check firmware versionAccess the device administrative interface or use SNMP/sysinfo queries to retrieve the current firmware version numberAffected if Firmware version is 002.001.013 or earlier
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Verify credential statusAttempt to log into the device admin interface using known default credential pairs (such as admin/admin, admin/password, root/root) or check if the default administrator account remains enabled with its factory-set passwordAffected if Default or weak credentials are still active on the device
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Assess network exposureReview firewall rules, ACLs, or network segmentation configurations to determine if the device management interface (HTTP/HTTPS/Telnet/SSH ports) is accessible from untrusted network segmentsAffected if Management interface is exposed to network segments beyond the local trusted network
A user is affected if they have an HGW BL1500HM device running firmware 002.001.013 or earlier with default credentials still enabled and the management interface accessible from the network.
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 dataUpdate to firmware version 002.001.014 or later if available, and immediately change default administrator credentials to strong, unique passwords. If no firmware update is available, restrict network access to the device management interface using firewall rules or network segmentation.
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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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