What is CVE-2020-16258?

CVE-2020-16258 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winstonprivacy Winston, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-16258?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Winstonprivacy Winston

CVE-2020-16258

Winston 1.5.4 devices make use of a Monit service (not managed during the normal user process) which is configured with default credentials.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Winstonprivacy Winston
Winstonprivacy Winston_firmware — versions 1.5.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16258?: CVE-2020-16258 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winstonprivacy Winston, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-16258?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.