{
    "id": "CVE-2015-8362",
    "published": "2016-01-22 11:59:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:34:23",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-255",
    "description": "The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2015-10-12 has a hardcoded password for the BlackWidow account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1984.",
    "epss_score": "0.04674",
    "epss_percentile": "0.91524",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:13",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "harman",
            "product": "amx_firmware"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63",
        "http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/",
        "http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537343/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81545",
        "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02",
        "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624",
        "https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt",
        "http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63",
        "http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/",
        "http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537343/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81545",
        "https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02",
        "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624",
        "https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt"
    ]
}