CVE-2024-28751
ifm: Hardcoded telnet credentials in Smart PLC
An high privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access that accepts hardcoded credentials.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
ifm: Hardcoded telnet credentials in Smart PLC
An high privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access that accepts hardcoded credentials.
- Record
CVE-2024-28751- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-25839
9.1
An high privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access that accepts hardcoded credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2024-25839- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gxm5-wj75-xvm8
9.1
An high privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access that accepts hardcoded credentials.
An high privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access that accepts hardcoded credentials.
- Record
GHSA-gxm5-wj75-xvm8- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
An high privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access that accepts hardcoded credentials.
- Record
CVE-2024-28751- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-28751 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Ifm Smart Plc Ac14xx Firmware, published July 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.