CVE-2016-1561

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1561
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-21 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionExaGrid 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Exagrid Ex10000e - All All All
Operating System Exagrid Ex10000e Firmware 4.8 All All All
Hardware Exagrid Ex13000e - All All All
Operating System Exagrid Ex13000e Firmware 4.8 All All All
Hardware Exagrid Ex21000e - All All All
Operating System Exagrid Ex21000e Firmware 4.8 All All All
Hardware Exagrid Ex3000 - All All All
Operating System Exagrid Ex3000 Firmware 4.8 All All All
Hardware Exagrid Ex32000e - All All All
Operating System Exagrid Ex32000e Firmware 4.8 All All All
Hardware Exagrid Ex40000e - All All All
Operating System Exagrid Ex40000e Firmware 4.8 All All All
Hardware Exagrid Ex5000 - All All All
Operating System Exagrid Ex5000 Firmware 4.8 All All All
Hardware Exagrid Ex7000 - All All All
Operating System Exagrid Ex7000 Firmware 4.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ExaGrid Known SSH Key and Default Password af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rapid7.com Third Party Advisory
R7-2016-04: Exagrid Backdoor SSH Keys and Hardc... | Rapid7 Community and Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 community.rapid7.com Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
ExaGrid Known SSH Key / Default Password ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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