Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16158
CVE-2018-16158
Description
Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.
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Affected products
1- Range: <13.4.0.10
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rbnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdfnvdVendor Advisory
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