CVE-2016-1561

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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.

Published: 2017-04-21 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-1561 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.40%, 99th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +9.41% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-1561

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
41680 exploit_db edb 2016-04-07 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1561

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 74.99% 84.40% +9.41%
2 2025-03-29 84.40% 74.99% -9.41%
3 2025-03-26 — 84.40% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-1561

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-1561

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-1561

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
exagrid ex3000_firmware 4.8 cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex3000_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
exagrid ex5000_firmware 4.8 cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex5000_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
exagrid ex7000_firmware 4.8 cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex7000_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
exagrid ex10000e_firmware 4.8 cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex10000e_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
exagrid ex13000e_firmware 4.8 cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex13000e_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
exagrid ex21000e_firmware 4.8 cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex21000e_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
exagrid ex32000e_firmware 4.8 cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex32000e_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
exagrid ex40000e_firmware 4.8 cpe:2.3:o:exagrid:ex40000e_firmware:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-1561

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