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CVE-2024-21869 json

Plaintext Storage of a Password in Rapid SCADA

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-19480

cvss
6.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Rapid Software LLC's Rapid SCADA versions prior to Version 5.8.4, the affected product stores plaintext credentials in various places. This may allow an attacker with local access to see them.

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Vendor advisories

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cisa ICSA-24-011-03 updated cvss 6.2

Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA

  • Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA <=5.8.4
    affected: mitigation “Rapid Software did not respond to CISA's attempts at coordination. Users of RapidSCADA are encouraged to contact Rapid Software and keep their systems up to date.”

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Rapid Software LLC Rapid SCADA

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

Sources

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