CVE-2017-5242CWE-321

Rapid7 Nexpose Virtual Appliance Duplicate SSH Host Key

High · published January 12, 2023

CVSS v3.1
7.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Nexpose and InsightVM virtual appliances downloaded between April 5th, 2017 and May 3rd, 2017 contain identical SSH host keys. Normally, a unique SSH host key should be generated the first time a virtual appliance boots.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00376 · 30.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-321 · Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Published
2023-01-12T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 JAN 00:00Z
    Rapid7 Nexpose Virtual Appliance Duplicate SSH Host Key
    cvelistv5