CVE-2018-16158

PoC ×2—

CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

EPSS

35%p98

Published

Aug 30, 2018 (Aug 30, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: eaton
Products: power xpert meter 4000 firmware, power xpert meter 6000 firmware, power xpert meter 8000 firmware
Weakness: CWE-798
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (34.9%)

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