CVE-2016-5333

9.8 criticalEPSS 2.5%

VMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 84% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-798
Published: 2016-08-31
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:photon_os

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92474
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036628
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/16/vmware_shipped_public_key_with_its_photon_osforcontainers/
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0012.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92474

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