# CVE-2024-7746: Use of default credentials at Traccar fleet management solution

> Attackers can access the Traccar Administrator Panel using default credentials, leading to unauthorized control and potential compromise of the fleet management platform.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4h5-9mg2-vv6r

## What is CVE-2024-7746?

CVE-2024-7746 is a critical vulnerability in Traccar Server, published on 13 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Use of Default Credentials vulnerability in Tananaev Solutions Traccar Server on Administrator Panel modules allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects the privileged transactions implemented by the Traccar solution that should otherwise be protected by the authentication mechanism. 
These transactions could have an impact on any sensitive aspect of the platform, including Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-1392 (Use of Default Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7746?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Traccar Traccar.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7746?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7746 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7746 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7746 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Traccar Server

- [CVE-2024-31214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31214/): Traccar's unrestricted file upload vulnerability in device image upload could lead to remote code execution (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2026-25648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25648/): Traccar Vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Malicious SVG File Upload (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-50729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50729/): An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in traccar leads to RCE (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2020-5246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5246/): LDAP injection vulnerability in Traccar GPS Tracking System (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2026-25649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25649/): Traccar Vulnerable to Authorization Code Theft via Open Redirect in OIDC Provider Endpoints (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7746 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7746 is a critical vulnerability in Traccar Server, published on 13 Aug 2024. 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-2024-7746 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Traccar Server. 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-2024-7746/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7746/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7746
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7746
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7746

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7746/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.