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CVE-2021-44207: Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

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.

CVE-2021-44207

Exploited in the wild. Fix this first.

CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-12-23: attackers are using it right now.

CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2024-12-23 · federal fix-by 2025-01-13
EPSS (30 days)
18%
Higher than 97% of CVEs · 2026-11-01
CVSS v3.1
8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What CISA says

Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

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.

NVD description · published 2021-12-21

Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials.

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How to check if you are exposed to CVE-2021-44207

  1. Find every Acclaim Systems USAHERDS system you or your clients run, including ones exposed to the internet. Those come first: CISA only lists flaws attackers are already using.
  2. Compare each version with the fixed versions in the vendor advisory below. Where no fix exists yet, apply the vendor’s mitigation or take the system off the internet.
  3. Run a credentialed vulnerability scan to catch the systems you missed, then check that the next scan no longer reports CVE-2021-44207.

US federal agencies had to fix this by 2025-01-13. Everyone else should treat that deadline as a guide: if it has passed, this is overdue.

Affected versions

Versions the National Vulnerability Database lists as vulnerable to CVE-2021-44207. Check the vendor advisory for the exact fixed builds before you sign anything off.

ProductVulnerable versions
Acclaim Systems Usaherdsup to and including 7.4.0.1

Timeline

  1. · Published in the National Vulnerability Database
  2. · Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, 1,098 days after it was published
  3. · Fix-by date for US federal agencies, passed 657 days ago

Vendor advisories and fixes

Weakness type

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Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (version 2026.10.30); EPSS data from FIRST.org; CVSS and descriptions from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Checked 2026-11-01. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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