Openelec is a lightweight Linux distribution tailored for media center and home-theater appliances, with observed vulnerabilities clustering around its core distribution product and centering on path-traversal, cryptographic-signature verification, and data-encryption issues. These weakness classes reflect the product's role in handling media files, configuration management, and network communication in embedded entertainment environments. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Openelec over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2016-2230CRITICAL OpenELEC and RasPlex devices have a hardcoded password for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an SSH session. | Feb 8, 2016 | 9.8 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-6025MEDIUM Directory traversal vulnerability in scr/form.php in openElec 3.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the obj pa | Feb 3, 2009 | 6.8 | 27 | NO | YES |
CVE-2017-6445HIGH The auto-update feature of Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) 6.0.3, 7.0.1, and 8.0.4 uses neither encrypted connections nor signed updates. A man-in-the-middle at | Mar 5, 2017 | 8.1 | 20 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Openelec.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Openelec — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.