9.8

CVE-2016-5333: vmware photon_os Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 31-08-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5333 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in vmware photon_os. EPSS estimates a 2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1
CVE-2016-6895

Timeline

  1. 31-08-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.51% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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