{"cve":"CVE-2021-38759","nvd":{"published":"2021-12-07T21:15:08.340","modified":"2026-06-17T04:02:43.130","status":"Modified","description":"Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-1188"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html","https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/","https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968","https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html"],"products":["raspberrypi:raspberry_pi_os_lite"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:25:41.256909649+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-38759","score":0.15666,"percentile":0.96853,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}