{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T07:35:57+00:00","cve":"CVE-2018-16158","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2018-16158","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2018-16158.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16158","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16158"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2018-16158","description":"Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.","state":"PUBLIC","assigner":"cve@mitre.org","published_at":"2018-08-30 05:29:00","updated_at":"2020-08-24 17:37:00"},"problem_types":["CWE-798"],"metrics":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf","name":"http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"title":"","mime":"application/pdf","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb","name":"https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"title":"msf/eaton_known_privkey.rb at master · BrianWGray/msf · GitHub","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html","name":"https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"title":"Something Broken - CTRLu.Net","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16158","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16158","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"-1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"h","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_4000","cpe6":"-","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"0","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"h","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_4000","cpe6":"-","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"-1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"h","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_6000","cpe6":"-","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"0","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"h","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_6000","cpe6":"-","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"-1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"h","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_8000","cpe6":"-","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"0","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"h","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_8000","cpe6":"-","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2018","cve_id":"16158","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"eaton","cpe5":"power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2018-16158","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html"},{"name":"http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf","refsource":"MISC","url":"http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf"}]}},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2018-08-30 05:29:00","lastModifiedDate":"2020-08-24 17:37:00","problem_types":["CWE-798"],"metrics":{"baseMetricV3":{"cvssV3":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL"},"exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":5.9},"baseMetricV2":{"cvssV2":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE","baseScore":10},"severity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":10,"impactScore":10,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}},"configurations":{"CVE_data_version":"4.0","nodes":[{"operator":"AND","children":[{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"13.4.0.10","cpe_name":[]}]},{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":false,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe_name":[]}]}],"cpe_match":[]},{"operator":"AND","children":[{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"13.4.0.10","cpe_name":[]}]},{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":false,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe_name":[]}]}],"cpe_match":[]},{"operator":"AND","children":[{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"13.4.0.10","cpe_name":[]}]},{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":false,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe_name":[]}]}],"cpe_match":[]}]}},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2018","CveId":"16158","Ordinal":"132947","Title":"CVE-2018-16158","CVE":"CVE-2018-16158","Year":"2018"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2018","CveId":"16158","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.","Type":"Description","Title":null},{"CveYear":"2018","CveId":"16158","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2018-08-30","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"}]}}}