CVE-2016-1560
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for the support account in the web interface, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for the support account in the web interface, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH or HTTP session.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 72.29% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 April 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- exagrid/ex3000 firmware · exagrid/ex5000 firmware · exagrid/ex7000 firmware · exagrid/ex10000e firmware · exagrid/ex13000e firmware · exagrid/ex21000e firmware · exagrid/ex32000e firmware · exagrid/ex40000e firmware
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 66.3% on 21 September 2026 to 72.3% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136634/ExaGrid-Known-SSH-Key-Default-Password.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkeyThird Party Advisory
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/04/07/r7-2016-04-exagrid-backdoor-ssh-keys-and-hardcoded-credentialsExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136634/ExaGrid-Known-SSH-Key-Default-Password.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkeyThird Party Advisory
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/04/07/r7-2016-04-exagrid-backdoor-ssh-keys-and-hardcoded-credentialsExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.