7.5high

CVE-2016-1561in critical feed1 exploit

ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default SSH public key in the authorized_keys file for root, which allows remote att…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
74.4%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default SSH public key in the authorized_keys file for root, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of a private key from another installation or a firmware image.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

74.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-41680 ExaGrid - Known SSH Key and Default Password (Metasploit) · remote · 2016-04-07

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/136634/ExaGrid-Known-SSH-Key-Default-Password.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • community.rapid7.com /community/infosec/blog/2016/04/07/r7-2016-04-exagrid-backdoor-ssh-keys-and-hardcoded-cred · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • rapid7.com /db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkey · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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