What is CVE-2016-8754?

CVE-2016-8754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Oceanstor 5600 V3, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-8754?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Oceanstor 5600 V3

CVE-2016-8754

Huawei OceanStor 5600 V3 V300R003C00 has a hardcoded SSH key vulnerability; the hardcoded keys are used to encrypt communication data and authenticate different nodes of the devices. An attacker may obtain the hardcoded keys and log in to such a device through SSH.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Oceanstor_5600_v3
Huawei Oceanstor_5600_v3_firmware — versions v300r003c00
N/a Oceanstor 5600 V3 V300r003c00 — versions OceanStor 5600 V3 V300R003C00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

psirt@huawei.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8754?: CVE-2016-8754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Oceanstor 5600 V3, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-8754?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.