CVE-2004-2049

eSeSIX Thintune thin clients running firmware 2.4.38 and earlier store sensitive usernames and passwords in cleartext in configuration files for the keeper library, which allows attackers to gain access.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2049 is rated Low Risk (27.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2049

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.07% -0.96%
2 2022-02-04 1.03%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2049

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2049

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2049

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
esesix thintune_extreme 2.4.38 cpe:2.3:h:esesix:thintune_extreme:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
esesix thintune_l 2.4.38 cpe:2.3:h:esesix:thintune_l:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
esesix thintune_m 2.4.38 cpe:2.3:h:esesix:thintune_m:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
esesix thintune_mobile 2.4.38 cpe:2.3:h:esesix:thintune_mobile:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
esesix thintune_s 2.4.38 cpe:2.3:h:esesix:thintune_s:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
esesix thintune_xm 2.4.38 cpe:2.3:h:esesix:thintune_xm:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
esesix thintune_xs 2.4.38 cpe:2.3:h:esesix:thintune_xs:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2049

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