CVE-2024-12902 Global Wisdom Software ANCHOR - Undocumented Privileged Account

High 8.4 Published Updated

Attackers can remotely log in to the ANCHOR virtual machine using default high-privilege service account passwords, leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-12902?

CVE-2024-12902 is a high-severity vulnerability in Global Wisdom Software ANCHOR, published on 23 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ANCHOR from Global Wisdom Software is an integrated product running on a Windows virtual machine. The underlying Windows OS of the product contains high-privilege service accounts. If these accounts use default passwords, attackers could remotely log in to the virtual machine using the default credentials.

Weakness: CWE-1392

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12902?

How do I fix CVE-2024-12902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12902 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-12902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gxjr-h8qg-gpq4.

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