CVE-2021-38759 describes a critical vulnerability in Raspberry Pi OS through version 5.10, where the default 'pi' user account retains the 'raspberry' password. This allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges if the default credentials are not changed. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-50576) confirms the availability of exploit code, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:raspberrypi:raspberry_pi_os_lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.