CVE-2015-8362 (GCVE-0-2015-8362)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-22 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:13
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Summary
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.
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