The rtrlet web application in the Web Console in Novell ZENworks Asset Management (ZAM) 7.5 uses a hard-coded username of Ivanhoe and a hard
The rtrlet web application in the Web Console in Novell ZENworks Asset Management (ZAM) 7.5 uses a hard-coded username of Ivanhoe and a hard-coded password of Scott for the (1) GetFile_Password and (2) GetConfigInfo_Password operations, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted rtrlet/rtr request for the HandleMaintenanceCalls function.
- Published
- Oct 20, 2012
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 44.0% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-255
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Action score
44
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 13 / 30 · 44.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| novell | zenworks asset management | cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_asset_management |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- novell zenworks asset management7.5
Same product
novell: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
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Evidence
- Metasploit module ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/scanner/http/zenworks_assetmanagement_fileaccessNovell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5 Remote File Accessauxiliary | — |
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/scanner/http/zenworks_assetmanagement_getconfigNovell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5 Configuration Accessauxiliary | — |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-255 · Credentials Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332412
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1027682
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79252
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.