CVE-2016-1561 affects ExaGrid appliances running firmware versions prior to 4.8 P26, stemming from a hardcoded SSH public key for the root user. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for full compromise of confidentiality. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit intelligence confirms the existence of a Metasploit module, suggesting readily available exploit code; however, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex3000_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex5000_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex7000_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex10000e_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex13000e_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.