CVE-2016-1561

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

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

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136634/ExaGrid-Known-SSH-Key-Default-Password.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkeyThird Party Advisory
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/04/07/r7-2016-04-exagrid-backdoor-ssh-keys-and-hardcoded-credentialsExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136634/ExaGrid-Known-SSH-Key-Default-Password.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkeyThird Party Advisory
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/04/07/r7-2016-04-exagrid-backdoor-ssh-keys-and-hardcoded-credentialsExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 21, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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