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ExaGrid appliances running firmware versions prior to 4.8 P26 are shipped with hardcoded default passwords for critical accounts: 'inflection' for the root shell account and 'support' for the support account accessible via the web interface. These credentials can be used by remote attackers to gain administrative access through SSH or HTTP sessions.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit exploit module targeting ExaGrid backup appliances (modules/exploits/linux/ssh/exagrid_known_privkey.rb). The exploit leverages two vulnerabilities: a known, hardcoded SSH private key (CVE-2016-1561) and a default root password ('inflection', CVE-2016-1560). The module attempts to authenticate to the target system's SSH service (port 22) as root, first using the embedded private key, and if that fails, using the default password. Upon successful authentication, it provides an interactive root shell to the attacker. The exploit is operational and provides real access to the target system, but is not weaponized for mass exploitation. The only endpoints involved are the SSH service (port 22) and the root account. The code is written in Ruby and is designed to be used within the Metasploit framework.
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