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CVE-2012-4577

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-08-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

The Linux firmware image on (1) Korenix Jetport 5600 series serial-device servers and (2) ORing Industrial DIN-Rail serial-device servers has a hardcoded password of "password" for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.

Affected products

• Korenix Jetport: 5601, 5601f, 5604, 5604i

References

• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-263-02
• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-297-02
• http://www.digitalbond.com/2012/06/13/korenix-and-oring-insecurity
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55196
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77992
• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-263-02
• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-297-02
• http://www.digitalbond.com/2012/06/13/korenix-and-oring-insecurity
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55196
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77992

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