Vulnerability in Vmware Photon_os
CVE-2016-5333
VMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.
EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Vmware Photon_os
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Press/Media Coverage)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5333?
- CVE-2016-5333 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Photon_os, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5333?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.