CVE-2023-49222
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPrecor touchscreen console P82 contains a private SSH key that corresponds to a default public key. A remote attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Precor P82 touchscreen console ships with a hardcoded private SSH key that corresponds to a default public key. An attacker with network access to the console can use this known private key to authenticate via SSH and gain root privileges.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device is Precor P82 consoleCheck system information, hostname, or model designation using commands like 'uname -a', 'cat /proc/cpuinfo', or check boot logs for 'P82' referenceAffected if The device is a Precor P82 touchscreen console
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Verify SSH service is enabledCheck if SSH daemon is running: 'systemctl status sshd' or 'ps aux | grep ssh'. Also check startup services: 'systemctl list-unit-files | grep ssh'Affected if SSH service is active and accepting connections
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Inspect SSH authorized_keys for default keysExamine /root/.ssh/authorized_keys (or equivalent for the SSH user) for any public key entries. Compare against known/default Precor keys if available, or note any keys that appear to be factory defaultsAffected if Default or hardcoded public key is present in authorized_keys
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Check for hardcoded private SSH key on filesystemSearch for SSH private key files in common locations: 'find / -name id_rsa' or 'find / -name id_dsa' (excluding /proc). Check /root/.ssh/ directory contentsAffected if A private key file exists that was not manually generated by the administrator
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Verify root SSH login is permittedCheck SSH configuration: 'grep -i root /etc/ssh/sshd_config' or 'cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep PermitRootLogin'Affected if Root login is permitted and password or key-based authentication is enabled
System is affected if it is a Precor P82 console with SSH enabled and the default hardcoded SSH key present in authorized_keys, allowing unauthenticated root access from network attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace the default SSH key pair on all affected consoles with unique, randomly generated keys; regenerate authorized_keys to remove the default public key; disable root SSH login if possible; consider network segmentation to limit console exposure.
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