CVE-2018-16158

Public Exploit

Description

Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 67.31% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory eaton.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html third party advisory exploit
http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf vendor advisory
https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16158?
CVE-2018-16158 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16158?
To fix CVE-2018-16158, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16158 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16158 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~67% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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