# CVE-2024-55402: 4C Strategies Exonaut improper access control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-55402-4c-strategies-exonaut-improper-access-control  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-08-06. Updated: 2026-07-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-55402 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2025-08-06

4C Strategies Exonaut, a software suite used for organizational resilience, training, and crisis management, contains a security flaw in its access control mechanisms. This vulnerability could allow unauthorized individuals to access certain information without proper permission. An exploit could lead to the exposure of sensitive organizational data, potentially impacting strategic planning or crisis response operations.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-55402 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-55402 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-55402?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 6 August 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** 4C Strategies Exonaut before 22.4, before 21.6.2.1-1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-55402?** A patch was published on 2025-08-06: Vendor confirmed fix in versions 22.4 and 21.6.2.1-1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-55402 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-55402?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

An improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) exists in 4C Strategies Exonaut versions prior to 22.4 and 21.6.2.1-1. The flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass intended access restrictions via the network without requiring authentication or user interaction. Successful exploitation enables the attacker to read sensitive information (Confidentiality impact), though it does not appear to allow for data modification or service disruption based on the reported CVSS vector. The vendor has confirmed the issue and released patches in versions 22.4 and 21.6.2.1-1.

## Affected products

- 4C Strategies Exonaut before 22.4, before 21.6.2.1-1

## Timeline

- 2025-08-05: disclosed: Vulnerability discovered by Justin Hocquel and gist created.
- 2025-08-06: advisory: CVE published by NVD/MITRE.
- 2025-08-06: patched: Vendor confirmed fix in versions 22.4 and 21.6.2.1-1.

## References

- [https://gist.github.com/Jowu73/762f2240dcc56352c1e95da78ffff094](https://gist.github.com/Jowu73/762f2240dcc56352c1e95da78ffff094)
