CVE-2016-5333

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5333
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-31 01:59:17 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionVMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.015860000 probability, percentile 0.819360000 (date 2026-06-03)

Problem Types: CWE-798 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Vmware Photon Os All 2016-08-14 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2016-0012 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware Photon OS Default SSH Public Key Lets Remote Users Access the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMware shipped public key with its Photon OS-for-containers • The Register af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.theregister.co.uk Press/Media Coverage
VMware Photon OS OVA CVE-2016-5333 Default Key Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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