What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-38759?

CVE-2021-38759 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 15.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-38759?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-38759. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 15.7%.

Raspberry Pi Os Lite CVE-2021-38759

CRITICAL

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default (CWE-1188)

2021-12-07 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Raspberry Pi Os Lite

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 07, 2021 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.

AnalysisAI

Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-1188. 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 include: Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi Os Lite. Version information: through 5.10.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.