CVE-2015-6850

high

Description

EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034526

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79664

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Dec/129

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135041/EMC-VPLEX-Undocumented-Account.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-12-28

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H