CVE-2010-2966

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The INCLUDE_SECURITY functionality in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier uses the LOGIN_USER_NAME and LOGIN_USER_PASSWORD (aka LOGIN_PASSWORD) parameters to create hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, or (3) FTP session.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.8/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-255

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.htmlExploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249US Government Resource
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.htmlExploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Aug 5, 2010
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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