CVE-2024-45494
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in MSA FieldServer Gateway 5.0.0 through 6.5.2 (Fixed in 7.0.0). The FieldServer Gateway has an internally used shared administrative user account on all devices. The authentication for this user is implemented through an unsafe shared secret that is static in all affected firmware versions.
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 confidenceThe MSA FieldServer Gateway contains a hardcoded administrative account with a static shared secret present across all firmware versions 5.0.0 through 6.5.2, allowing unauthorized administrative access to any affected device.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- 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 firmware versionAccess the FieldServer Gateway web interface, console, or device status page and locate the firmware version information. This is typically found under System Info, Device Status, or About sections.Affected if The displayed version falls within 5.0.0 through 6.5.2
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Confirm version is within affected rangeCompare the installed firmware version number to the affected range. Note that versions 5.0.0 through 6.5.2 are all vulnerable.Affected if The version is 5.0.0, 5.x.x, 6.x.x, or 6.5.2 exactly
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Verify hardcoded account presenceCheck device user accounts or authentication settings for a default administrative account with a static shared secret. Attempt to authenticate using commonly known hardcoded credential patterns if documentation or configuration lists default accounts.Affected if A default administrative account with a static shared secret is found or authentication succeeds using hardcoded credentials
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Check if default credentials are activeIf a default admin account is identified in documentation or configuration, attempt authentication with those credentials or verify the account exists in the user database with an unchanged password.Affected if The hardcoded administrative account is present and accessible with the static shared secret
The device is affected if the FieldServer Gateway firmware version is 5.0.0 through 6.5.2 and the hardcoded administrative account with static shared secret is present and enabled.
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 · scopedUpgrade FieldServer Gateway firmware to version 7.0.0 or later which removes the hardcoded credential vulnerability.
7.0.0
- Obtain the MSA FieldServer Gateway firmware version 7.0.0 or later from the official MSA Safety support channels
- Review the upgrade procedure documentation specific to the FieldServer Gateway model
- Perform a backup of the current configuration before upgrading
- Apply the firmware upgrade to the FieldServer Gateway device
- After upgrade, verify that the legacy shared administrative account is no longer present or is properly secured
- Configure unique administrative credentials for the device
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2024-45494 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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