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CVE-2021-38759
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 15.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2021-12-07 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-1188
Description
Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.
Affected products
- Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi Os Lite: through 5.10
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/
- https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968
- https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/
- https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968
- https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password
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