CVE-2016-1561

ExaGrid appliances with firmware before 4.8 P26 have a default SSH public key in the authorized_keys file for root, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of a private key from another installation or a firmware image.

Recent assessments:

h00die at March 24, 2020 11:46pm UTC reported:

Default SSH key was left on the appliance, allowing anyone to login if they know the private key. The private key was discovered/released, thus allowing easy login via SSH, which is on by default.
Key is:

-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

J3rryBl4nks at April 09, 2020 8:58pm UTC reported:

Default SSH key was left on the appliance, allowing anyone to login if they know the private key. The private key was discovered/released, thus allowing easy login via SSH, which is on by default.
Key is:

-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

Assessed Attacker Value: 5
Assessed Attacker Value: 5Assessed Attacker Value: 5