# CVE-2024-45208: Missing authorization in Director

> An attacker with network access can exploit the NCS service to perform unauthorized administrative actions and remote code execution on Versa Director.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 23 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h9mg-jc7j-2rr2

## What is CVE-2024-45208?

CVE-2024-45208 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Versa Director, published on 18 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform which makes use of Cisco NCS application service. Active and Standby Directors communicate over TCP ports 4566 and 4570 to exchange High Availability (HA) information using a shared password. Affected versions of Versa Director bound to these ports on all interfaces. An attacker that can access the Versa Director could access the NCS service on port 4566 and exploit it to perform unauthorized administrative actions and perform remote code execution. Customers are recommended to follow the hardening guide.

Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45208?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-45208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45208 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45208 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Versa Director, published on 18 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Versa Director. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45208/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45208
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45208
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45208

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45208/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.