CVE-2016-1560
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the...
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for the support account in the web interface, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH or HTTP session.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for the support account in the web interface, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH or HTTP session.
- Record
CVE-2016-1560- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for the support account in the web interface, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH or HTTP session.
- Record
CVE-2016-1560- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2655 No score
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for the support account in the web interface, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH or HTTP session.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2655- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qm78-gh66-mx93
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the...
ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default password of (1) inflection for the root shell account and (2) support for the support account in the web interface, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH or HTTP session.
- Record
GHSA-qm78-gh66-mx93- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ExaGrid - Known SSH Key and Default Password (Metasploit) | 2016-04-07 |
| Metasploit | ExaGrid Known SSH Key and Default Password | 2016-04-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1560 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Exagrid Ex10000e Firmware, published April 21, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/136634/ExaGrid-Known-SSH-Key-Default-Password.html
community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/04/07/r7-2016-04-exagrid-backdoor-ssh-keys-and-hardcoded-credentials
rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkey
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1560
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qm78-gh66-mx93