CVE-2015-8362
N/A
Published: January 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAmx Firmware
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2015-10-12 has a hardcoded password for the BlackWidow account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1984.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (9)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20FilesMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537343/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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