📄 Description (English)
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.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2021-44207 is a critical hard-coded credentials vulnerability in Acclaim Systems USAHERDS that enables remote code execution when combined with MachineKey disclosure. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this poses an immediate threat to agricultural and livestock management systems in Saudi Arabia. Organizations using USAHERDS must apply patches urgently to prevent unauthorized system access and data compromise.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 21, 2026 11:20
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily affects Saudi agricultural and livestock management organizations, including veterinary clinics, livestock farms, and agricultural cooperatives utilizing USAHERDS. Secondary impact extends to government agricultural agencies (Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture), food security entities, and export-oriented livestock operations critical to Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 food security initiatives. The hard-coded credentials enable complete system compromise, potentially affecting animal health records, breeding data, and supply chain integrity.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Agriculture and Livestock Management
Government (Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture)
Veterinary Services
Food Security and Supply Chain
Export-Oriented Agricultural Operations
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running Acclaim Systems USAHERDS across your organization
2. Isolate affected systems from production networks if MachineKey exposure is suspected
3. Review access logs for unauthorized authentication attempts using default credentials
4. Change all administrative credentials immediately
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Apply the latest security patch from Acclaim Systems without delay
2. Test patches in a non-production environment first
3. Schedule patching during maintenance windows to minimize operational disruption
4. Verify patch installation by confirming version updates
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
1. Implement network segmentation to restrict USAHERDS access to authorized users only
2. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block exploitation attempts
3. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all administrative accounts
4. Implement IP whitelisting for application access
5. Monitor for suspicious authentication patterns and failed login attempts
DETECTION RULES:
1. Alert on authentication using hard-coded default credentials
2. Monitor for unusual remote code execution attempts
3. Track MachineKey extraction or exposure events
4. Log all administrative access and privilege escalation attempts
5. Implement SIEM rules to detect exploitation patterns
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ Acclaim Systems USAHERDS في المنظمة
2. عزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إذا كان هناك اشتباه في تعرض MachineKey
3. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للتحقق من محاولات المصادقة غير المصرح بها باستخدام بيانات اعتماد افتراضية
4. تغيير جميع بيانات اعتماد المسؤولين فوراً
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق أحدث تصحيح أمني من Acclaim Systems دون تأخير
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير إنتاجية أولاً
3. جدولة التصحيحات خلال نوافذ الصيانة لتقليل التأثير التشغيلي
4. التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح بتأكيد تحديثات الإصدار
الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
1. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد وصول USAHERDS للمستخدمين المصرح لهم فقط
2. نشر قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب محاولات الاستغلال
3. تفعيل المصادقة متعددة العوامل (MFA) لجميع حسابات المسؤولين
4. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للعناوين IP لوصول التطبيق
5. مراقبة أنماط المصادقة المريبة ومحاولات تسجيل الدخول الفاشلة
قواعد الكشف:
1. التنبيه على المصادقة باستخدام بيانات اعتماد افتراضية مشفرة بشكل ثابت
2. مراقبة محاولات تنفيذ الأوامر البعيدة غير العادية
3. تتبع أحداث استخراج أو تعرض MachineKey
4. تسجيل جميع عمليات الوصول الإداري وتصعيد الامتيازات
5. تنفيذ قواعد SIEM للكشف عن أنماط الاستغلال
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.2 - Access control and authentication mechanisms
A.8.2.1 - User access management
A.8.2.3 - Management of privileged access rights
A.9.2.1 - User identification and authentication
A.9.4.3 - Password management systems
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-1 - Asset Management
PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy
PR.AC-6 - Access Control Implementation
DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis
RS.RP-1 - Response Planning
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
5.3 - Segregation of duties
8.2.1 - User registration and access provisioning
8.2.3 - Management of privileged access rights
8.3.1 - Password management
8.3.2 - Review of user access rights
A.5.1.1 - Policies for information security
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 2.1 - Change vendor-supplied defaults
Requirement 2.2.4 - Configure system security parameters
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates
Requirement 8.1 - User identification and authentication
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Acclaim Systems:USAHERDS