CVE-2020-16258
Winston 1.5.4 devices make use of a Monit service (not managed during the normal user process) which is configured with default credentials.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Winston 1.5.4 devices make use of a Monit service (not managed during the normal user process) which is configured with default credentials.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- winstonprivacy/winston firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/winston-privacy-version-1.5.4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://winstonprivacy.com/Product
- https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/winston-privacy-version-1.5.4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://winstonprivacy.com/Product
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.