CVE-2016-1560 in the critical feed json
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for th…
published 2017-04-21 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2655
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 72.3%
- EPSS 72.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for the support account in the web interface, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH or HTTP session.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkey)
- Published
Exploit prediction
72.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkey ExaGrid Known SSH Key and Default Password metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2016-04-07
- EDB-41680 ExaGrid - Known SSH Key and Default Password (Metasploit) remote, 2016-04-07
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136634/ExaGrid-Known-SSH-Key-Default-Password.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- community.rapid7.com https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/04/07/r7-2016-04-exagrid-backdoor-ssh-keys-and-hardcoded-credentials referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/136634/ExaGrid-Known-SSH-Key-Default-Password.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
community.rapid7.com
/community/infosec/blog/2016/04/07/r7-2016-04-exagrid-backdoor-ssh-keys-and-hardcoded-credentials
exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory
-
rapid7.com
/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkey
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-1560
- NVD CVE-2016-1560
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