RCE in Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi OS Lite
CVE-2021-38759
Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.
EPSS: 0.157 (96.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Raspberrypi Raspberry_pi_os_lite
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38759?
- CVE-2021-38759 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi OS Lite, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38759?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38759 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.