Vulnerability in Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000
CVE-2018-16158
Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.
EPSS: 0.349 (98.3th 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- nvd@nist.gov (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16158?
- CVE-2018-16158 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16158?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16158 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.