CVE-2024-45272 | MB connect line/Helmholz: Generation of weak passwords vulnerability

An unauthenticated remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack on the credentials of the remote service portal with a high chance of success, resulting in connection lost.

Published: 2024-10-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-45272 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.02%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-45272

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 2025-11-30 1.32% 1.02% -0.31%
2 2025-11-29 0.73% 1.32% +0.60%
3 2025-11-21 0.73%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-45272

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-45272

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45272

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
helmholz myrex24_v2_virtual_server < 2.16.3 cpe:2.3:a:helmholz:myrex24_v2_virtual_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
helmholz rex_300_firmware <= 5.1.11 cpe:2.3:o:helmholz:rex_300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
helmholz rex_200_firmware < 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:helmholz:rex_200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
helmholz rex_250_firmware < 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:helmholz:rex_250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mbconnect24 < 2.16.3 cpe:2.3:a:mbconnectline:mbconnect24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mymbconnect24 < 2.16.3 cpe:2.3:a:mbconnectline:mymbconnect24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mbspider_mdh_905_firmware <= 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:mbconnectline:mbspider_mdh_905_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mbspider_mdh_915_firmware <= 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:mbconnectline:mbspider_mdh_915_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mbspider_mdh_906_firmware <= 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:mbconnectline:mbspider_mdh_906_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mbspider_mdh_916_firmware <= 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:mbconnectline:mbspider_mdh_916_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mbnet_hw1_firmware <= 5.1.11 cpe:2.3:o:mbconnectline:mbnet_hw1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mbnet_firmware < 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:mbconnectline:mbnet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mbconnectline mbnet.rokey_firmware < 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:mbconnectline:mbnet.rokey_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-45272

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