Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH…
Priority HIGH 66CWE-798Published · Updated
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
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.30301 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.4.0.10 | Vulnerable | Eaton |
| cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Eaton |
| cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.4.0.10 | Vulnerable | Eaton |
| cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Eaton |
| cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.4.0.10 | Vulnerable | Eaton |
| cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Eaton |
- cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.4.0.10 Vulnerable ·Eaton
- cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Eaton
- cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.4.0.10 Vulnerable ·Eaton
- cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Eaton
- cpe:2.3:o:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.4.0.10 Vulnerable ·Eaton
- cpe:2.3:h:eaton:power_xpert_meter_8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Eaton
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fmmf-r287-5vmf
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-16158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fmmf-r287-5vmf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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