CVE-2016-5333

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-08-31

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-798

Affected products

• Photon Os (Vmware)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92474
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036628
• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/16/vmware_shipped_public_key_with_its_photon_osforcontainers/
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0012.html