What is CVE-2016-2230?

CVE-2016-2230 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openelec, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-2230?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2230 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Openelec

CVE-2016-2230

OpenELEC and RasPlex devices have a hardcoded password for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an SSH session.

Published 2016-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openelec

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/issues/453
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544527 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2230?: CVE-2016-2230 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openelec, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-2230?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2230 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.