TI-2016-04625 Aliases CVE-2016-5333 GHSA-vhcr-5365-4f4x

VMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an…

MEDIUM 47CWE-798Published 2016-08-31 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

VMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02509 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:photon_os::2016-08-14::::::*	up to 1.0	Vulnerable	VMware

cpe:2.3:o:vmware:photon_os:*:2016-08-14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5333
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhcr-5365-4f4x

References

Advisory 1

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0012.html

Other 1

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/16/vmware_shipped_public_key_with_its_photon_osforcontainers/

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TI-2020-08612 Buffer overflow in Grub CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2021-05094 Injection in Photon OS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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