{"cve":"CVE-2015-8362","nvd":{"published":"2016-01-22T11:59:03.850","modified":"2026-06-17T00:34:23.100","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-255"],"references":["http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63","http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/","http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537343/100/0/threaded"],"products":["harman:amx_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8362","score":0.04674,"percentile":0.9177,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}