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CVE-2015-8362 (GCVE-0-2015-8362)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-22 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:13
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Summary
The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2015-10-12 has a hardcoded password for the BlackWidow account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1984.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-01-21 00:00
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