CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-38759

Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.

10 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password Vendor Advisory
https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968 Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:raspberrypi:raspberry_pi_os_lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-12-07 09:15

Updated : 2022-07-12 05:42

NVD link : CVE-2021-38759

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38759

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-1393

Use of Default Password