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CVE-2010-2966

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-08-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

The INCLUDE_SECURITY functionality in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier uses the LOGIN_USER_NAME and LOGIN_USER_PASSWORD (aka LOGIN_PASSWORD) parameters to create hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, or (3) FTP session.

Affected products

• Windriver Vxworks: through 6.8; 5, 5.5, 6, 6.4

References

• http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249
• http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249

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