CVE-2024-5275Hard-coded password in FileCatalyst Direct 3.8.10 Build 138 TransferAgent (and earlier) and FileCatalyst Workflow 5.1.6 Build 130 (and earlier)
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 0.11%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 99% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
A hard-coded password in the FileCatalyst TransferAgent can be found which can be used to unlock the keystore from which contents may be read out, for example, the private key for certificates. Exploit of this vulnerability could lead to a machine-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack against users of the agent. This issue affects all versions of FileCatalyst Direct from 3.8.10 Build 138 and earlier and all versions of FileCatalyst Workflow from 5.1.6 Build 130 and earlier.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Fortra
- 26 days later
· 26 days later
Published
- 44 days later
· 44 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortraCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.11% · top 99% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
- affected 3.7 – ≤ 3.8.10.138
Fortra · FileCatalyst Workflow
- affected 4.9.8 – ≤ 5.1.6.130
What to do
Solution: For FileCatalyst Direct users, upgrade to 3.8.10 build 144 (or higher) For FileCatalyst Workflow users, upgrade to 5.1.6 build 133 (or later) For those using the FileCatalyst TransferAgent remotely, e.g., as a remote-controlled node accepting REST calls, update REST calls to "http". If "https" is still required, a new SSL key and add it to the agent keystore.
References
References2
- https://www.fortra.com/security/advisory/fi-2024-007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://support.fortra.com/filecatalyst/kb-articles/action-required-by-june-18th-2024-filecatalyst-transferagent-ssl-and-localhost-changes-MWQwYjI3ZGItZmQyMS1lZjExLTg0MGItMDAyMjQ4MGE0MDNm (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-46511 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2024-5275)Record last updated .