CVE-2021-38759

critical

Description

Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.

References

Advisories
More

https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-12-07

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.15666