CVE-2021-38759 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2021-12-07

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 15.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:raspberrypi:raspberry_pi_os_lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.15666.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/
https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password

History

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Subscriptions

Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi Os Lite

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-12-07T20:51:04.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:51:20.139Z

Reserved: 2021-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-38759

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-07T21:15:08.340

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:02:43.130

Link: CVE-2021-38759

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-1188
Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

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