CVE-2017-5242

Nexpose and InsightVM virtual appliances downloaded between April 5th, 2017 and May 3rd, 2017 contain identical SSH host keys. Normally, a unique SSH host key should be generated the first time a virtual appliance boots.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.7 High

Status

Modified - cve@rapid7.com

Published

2023-01-12

Last modified

2025-04-08

Weaknesses

CWE-321, CWE-330

Affected products

• Insightvm (Rapid7)
• Insightvm Virtual Appliance (Rapid7)
• Nexpose Virtual Appliance (Rapid7)

References

• https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2017/05/17/rapid7-nexpose-virtual-appliance-duplicate-ssh-host-key-cve-2017-5242/