Rapid7 Nexpose Virtual Appliance Duplicate SSH Host Key
Published Jan 12, 2023
7.7
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Nexpose and InsightVM virtual appliances downloaded between April 5th, 2017 and May 3rd, 2017 contain identical SSH host keys. Normally, a unique SSH host key should be generated the first time a virtual appliance boots.
Affected products
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- Version 2017.04.05StatusaffectedConstraints<2017.04.05*
- Version 2017.05.03StatusaffectedConstraints<=2017.05.03
- Version
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- Version 2017.04.05StatusaffectedConstraints<2017.04.05*
- Version 2017.05.03StatusaffectedConstraints<=2017.05.03
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
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| Rapid7 | InsightVM Virtual Appliance | n/a |
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| Rapid7 | Nexpose Virtual Appliance | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 8, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 32.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 30.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 25.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (1)
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2017/05/17/rapid7-nexpose-virtual-appliance-duplicate-ssh-host-key-cve-2017-5242/ MitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2017/05/17/rapid7-nexpose-virtual-appliance-duplicate-ssh-host-key-cve-2017-5242/ | MitigationVendor Advisory |
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