Root access via reusable embedded SSH key
Published Apr 4, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Hard-coded SSH credentials in Bettini GAMS Product Line 4.3.0 allow remote attackers to gain root access to DVR/NVR devices over SSH. The SGSetup client binary embeds a shared RSA private key and automatically uses it to open SSH sessions that download device configuration files. No prior authentication is required; remote attackers who extract the key from the downloadable client can alter camera configurations or stop video streams as root.
Summary
What happened
Hard-coded SSH credentials in Bettini GAMS Product Line 4.3.0 allow remote attackers to gain root access to DVR/NVR devices over SSH. The SGSetup client binary embeds a shared RSA private key and automatically uses it to open SSH sessions that download device configuration files. No prior authentication is required; remote attackers who extract the key from the downloadable client can alter camera configurations or stop video streams as root.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-25569
- Published
- Apr 4, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-798, T1078
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- SGSetup RSA private-key extraction and root-login demonstrationfunctional · demonstrated
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