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title: "CVE-2021-44207: Use of Hard-coded Credentials | CubePath"
description: "Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials."
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44207
---

# CVE-2021-44207: Use of Hard-coded Credentials | CubePath

## Description

Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44207)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 8.1

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.       |
| Attack complexity      | High      | The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation. |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                      |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                        |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.17441 (17.4% probability)

Percentile

97.2%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Dec 23, 2024

Federal due date

Jan 13, 2025

### CISA assessment as of Jan 11, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html) Use of Hard-coded Credentials

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [acclaimsystems.com](https://www.acclaimsystems.com)
- [github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/M…](https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0012/MNDT-2021-0012.md)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Nov 24, 2021
2. Record published Dec 21, 2021
3. Added to CISA KEV Dec 23, 2024
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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