Ubiquiti U6-LR 6.6.65 /etc/shadow hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ubiquiti U6-LR 6.6.65. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded password. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-54750. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ubiquiti U6-LR 6.6.65. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Ubiquiti U6-LR 6.6.65 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.

It is possible to read the advisory at colorful-meadow-5b9.notion.site. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-54750 since 12/06/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/21/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1078.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-52662). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/06/2024 🔍
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06/21/2025 +197 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: colorful-meadow-5b9.notion.site
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-54750 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54750
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287183
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2024 16:57
Updated: 06/21/2025 21:17
Changes: 12/06/2024 16:57 (52), 12/07/2024 02:37 (11), 12/10/2024 07:53 (1), 06/21/2025 21:17 (1)
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