CVE-2016-1561

ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default SSH public key in the...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

CVE-2016-1561 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Exagrid Ex10000e Firmware, published April 21, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default SSH public key in the authorized_keys file for root, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of a private key from another installation or a firmware image.

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

74.3%Up 73.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-1561
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-1561
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-2656 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-2656
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwr4-jwc3-f83j 7.5

ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default SSH public key in the...

Record: GHSA-cwr4-jwc3-f83j
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
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

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD