CVE-2021-38759

high-risk
Published 2021-12-07

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

Do I need to act?

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29.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 70% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
50576
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Raspberrypi

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credential...
Third Party Advisory https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-defaul...
Third Party Advisory https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968
Vendor Advisory https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-th...
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credential...
Third Party Advisory https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-defaul...
Third Party Advisory https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968
Vendor Advisory https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-th...
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal