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CVE-2015-8362
The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2015-10-12 has a hardcoded password for the BlackWidow…
Critical9.8EPSS 4.7%
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- mitre
Description
The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2015-10-12 has a hardcoded password for the BlackWidow account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1984.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- VU#992624 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160121 SEC Consult SA-20160121-0 :: Deliberately hidden backdoor account in AMX (Harman Professional) devices (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20160121 SEC Consult SA-20160121-0 :: Deliberately hidden backdoor account in AMX (Harman Professional) devices (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 81545 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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