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GHSA-VV6W-6FPX-Q4V9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-25 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-06 00:00

Details

Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser privileges over the open TCP port for SSH.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2022-1668 (GCVE-0-2022-1668)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-24 15:00 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:16

Summary

Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser privileges over the open TCP port for SSH.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-521 - Weak Password Requirements

Assigner

icscert

References

URL

Tags

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-2…

x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Secheron	SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package	Affected: All versions , < 1.23.21 (custom)

Credits

Anthony Candarini of AECOM, Clark Bradley of Elliott Davis, Mike Curnow of AECOM, and Balakrishna Subramoney of SAM Analytic Solutions reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.

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Sightings

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-VV6W-6FPX-Q4V9

CVE-2022-1668 (GCVE-0-2022-1668)

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