Vulnerability · Published Dec 7, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38759
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 15.7% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)15.7%top 3.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968 x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/ x_refsource_MISC