CVE-2016-5333
N/A
Published: August 31, 2016 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPhoton OS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
VMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.02016-08-14
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCPress/Media Coverage
Source: [email protected]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/16/vmware_shipped_public_key_with_its_photon_osforcontainers/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0012.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798
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