Vulnerability record

CVE-2021-44207

Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run USAHERDS, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Please contact the product developer for support and vulnerability mitigation.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Jan 13, 2025.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsSource
USAHERDSAcclaim Systems<= 7.4.0.1KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2021-44207 scored CVSS 8.1: Acclaim Systems USAHERDS, Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched USAHERDS systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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References

  • acclaimsystems.com https://www.acclaimsystems.com/#contact
  • tnatc.org https://www.tnatc.org/#contact
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44207
  • github.com https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0012/MNDT-2021-0012.md
  • acclaimsystems.com https://www.acclaimsystems.com
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-44207