CVE-2024-48126
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 · uneditedHI-SCAN 6040i Hitrax HX-03-19-I was discovered to contain hardcoded credentials for access to vendor support and service access.
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 HI-SCAN 6040i Hitrax HX-03-19-I baggage X-ray security scanner contains hardcoded credentials embedded in firmware that provide unauthorized access to vendor support and service functions. Attackers with knowledge of these credentials can gain administrative access to the device, potentially compromising security screening operations.
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 the device modelLocate the HI-SCAN 6040i Hitrax baggage X-ray scanner on your network or physical inventory. Check the device label, management interface, or network scan for model identifier 'HI-SCAN 6040i' or 'Hitrax'.Affected if The device matches the HI-SCAN 6040i Hitrax model
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Determine firmware versionAccess the device management interface or check firmware files. Look for firmware version information in the device settings, web UI, or system logs.Affected if Firmware version is installed and cannot be verified as patched by the vendor
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Review authentication logsExamine the device's authentication and access logs for entries showing login attempts using vendor support or service accounts. Look for any successful or failed authentication from unexpected IP addresses.Affected if Logins from support/service accounts are present that were not initiated by your authorized staff
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Check for unauthorized network accessMonitor network traffic to and from the device. Look for connections originating from external or unexpected IP addresses, especially those using protocols associated with vendor support access (telnet, SSH, remote management ports).Affected if Connections are observed from IP addresses not belonging to your organization or authorized support channels
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Audit administrative accountsReview the list of configured user accounts on the device. Check if there are accounts that cannot be modified, deleted, or that appear to be vendor-provided service accounts.Affected if Immutable or undisclosed accounts exist that administrators cannot manage or change
You are affected if you have a HI-SCAN 6040i Hitrax device and evidence exists of unauthorized access, unexpected support/service account usage, or connections from unrecognized IP addresses to the device.
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 dataContact the vendor (Smiths Detection) for patched firmware to replace hardcoded credentials, change any default passwords immediately, restrict network accessibility of the device, and implement monitoring for unauthorized access attempts.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-48126 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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