Findings

CVE-2021-44207

Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

Published Dec 21, 2021 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · acclaimsystems usaherds

Acclaim Systems USAHERDS contains a hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the system that runs the application. The MachineKey must be obtained via a separate vulnerability or other channel.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 21, 2021 · Catalog

    Detected

    Acclaim Systems USAHERDS contains a hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the system that runs the application. The MachineKey must be obtained via a separate vulnerability or other channel.

  2. Dec 23, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Please contact the product developer for support and vulnerability mitigation.

  3. Jan 13, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Please contact the product developer for support and vulnerability mitigation.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Acclaim Systems USAHERDS contains a hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the system that runs the application. The MachineKey must be obtained via a separate vulnerability or other channel.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Please contact the product developer for support and vulnerability mitigation.

CISA due date Jan 13, 2025

Affected

  • cpe acclaimsystems/usaherdsversion unspecified
  • vendor Acclaim Systems USAHERDSversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2021-44207

    Acclaim Systems USAHERDS contains a hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the system that runs the application. The MachineKey must be obtained via a separate vulnerability or other channel.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2021-44207

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2021-44207

    30-day exploitation probability 17.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2021-44207

    Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials.

    nvd.nist.gov

References