CVE-2024-45275
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 · uneditedThe devices contain two hard coded user accounts with hardcoded passwords that allow an unauthenticated remote attacker for full control of the affected devices.
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 · high confidenceTwo hardcoded user accounts with hardcoded passwords exist in the firmware of affected devices, allowing any remote unauthenticated attacker to gain full administrative control of the device. This is a critical backdoor vulnerability where credentials cannot be changed by administrators.
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< 2.3.1< 2.3.1CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 the device modelLocate the physical device or access the device management interface to confirm the exact model name - verify it is either Mbconnectline Mbnet.mini or Helmholz Rex 100Affected if The device is one of the two affected products listed
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the device web interface, administrative console, or use the vendor's configuration tool to retrieve the current firmware version numberAffected if Firmware version is lower than 2.3.1
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Verify default credentials statusAttempt to access the device administrative interface using the known hardcoded credentials or check if the default account passwords have been changed from vendor defaultsAffected if The hardcoded/default accounts still have their original static passwords configured
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Assess network exposureReview network configuration and firewall rules to determine if the device administrative interface is accessible from untrusted networks or the internetAffected if Device administrative ports are reachable from outside the trusted network without network segmentation
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Review account configurationAccess the device user management or account settings page to enumerate all configured accounts and identify any that were not created by administratorsAffected if Unexpected or undocumented administrative accounts exist on the device
A user is affected if they are running Mbnet.mini or Rex 100 firmware below version 2.3.1 with the hardcoded vendor credentials still active and the device is network-accessible to potential attackers.
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.
dbcve · scoped2.3.1
Immediately remove hardcoded credentials from device firmware, implement proper authentication mechanisms with unique randomly-generated passwords, and deploy firmware updates to all affected devices.
Firmware version 2.3.1 or later for Mbnet.mini and Rex 100
- Contact the device manufacturer or vendor to obtain the firmware version 2.3.1 or later for Mbnet.mini and Rex 100 devices
- Follow the vendor's official firmware update procedure to upgrade the affected devices
- After upgrading, verify that the hardcoded credentials have been replaced with unique, device-specific passwords
- Confirm the firmware version has been successfully updated to 2.3.1 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-45275 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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