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CVE-2024-8448: PLANET Technology switch devices - Remote privilege escalation using hard-coded credentials

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Certain switch models from PLANET Technology have a hard-coded credential in the specific command-line interface, allowing remote attackers with regular privilege to log in with this credential and obtain a Linux root shell.

Affected products

• Planet Gs-4210-24P2S Firmware: before 3.305b240802 — fixed in 3.305b240802
• Planet Gs-4210-24Pl4C Firmware: before 2.305b240719 — fixed in 2.305b240719

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Planet Gs-4210-24P2S Firmware 3.305b240802; Planet Gs-4210-24Pl4C Firmware 2.305b240719. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8046-057c2-2.html
• https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8045-a2804-1.html

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