VDB-89303 · SBV-3678 · GCVE-100-89303

Microsoft Windows Admin Account hard-coded password

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7.1$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Admin Account. The manipulation leads to hard-coded password. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Admin Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 01/01/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/26/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1078.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-3678†). See VDB-89302, VDB-89300 and VDB-89299 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/2003 🔍
01/01/2003 +0 days 🔍
02/09/2004 +404 days 🔍
07/15/2016 +4540 days 🔍
02/26/2019 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89303
Vulnerability Center: 3678 - Windows Box\x27s Administrator Account has a Password That Does not Expire, Info

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2016 10:46
Updated: 02/26/2019 18:56
Changes: 07/15/2016 10:46 (35), 02/26/2019 18:56 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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