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
Published Aug 30, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 34.93%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 13.4.0.10
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- < 13.4.0.10
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
- < 13.4.0.10
Running on/with
- n/a
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (35 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 34.93% (0.34929) | 98.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 34.93% (0.34929) | 98.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 31.70% (0.31696) | 98.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 34.93% (0.34929) | 98.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 31.70% (0.31696) | 98.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 34.93% (0.34929) | 98.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 31.70% (0.31696) | 98.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 34.93% (0.34929) | 98.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 31.70% (0.31696) | 98.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 34.93% (0.34929) | 98.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.96% (0.32963) | 98.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 70.81% (0.70807) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 62.92% (0.62924) | 98.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 11, 2025 | 70.81% (0.70807) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 67.31% (0.67312) | 98.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 69.25% (0.69255) | 98.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 67.31% (0.67312) | 98.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.49% (0.11494) | 95.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 3.30% (0.03298) | 91.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 88.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 2.08% (0.02083) | 88.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.60% (0.01600) | 86.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 3.30% (0.03298) | 90.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 3.03% (0.03035) | 89.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 3.64% (0.03641) | 90.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 3.14% (0.03135) | 89.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 3.08% (0.03076) | 89.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 3.04% (0.03037) | 89.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.43% (0.02428) | 88.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 35.50% (0.35503) | 97.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 35.50% (0.35503) | 96.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.52% (0.05521) | 79.91th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.52% (0.05521) | 79.71th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.52% (0.05521) | 88.55th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.52% (0.05521) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/PXM-Advisory.pdf | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/BrianWGray/msf/blob/master/exploits/linux/ssh/eaton_known_privkey.rb | ExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.ctrlu.net/vuln/0006.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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