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CVE-2017-5242· NVD / CVE Program· CNA rapid7

Rapid7 Nexpose Virtual Appliance Duplicate SSH Host Key

Nexpose and InsightVM virtual appliances downloaded between April 5th, 2017 and May 3rd, 2017 contain identical SSH host keys. Normally, a unique SSH host key should be generated the first time a virtual appliance boots.

HighCVSS 7.7 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 12, 2023
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 30th percentile
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Action score

30

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
rapid7insightvm

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • rapid7 insightvm2017-04-05 and later · up to 2017-05-03 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (rapid7). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Rapid7 InsightVM Virtual Appliance

    • 2017.04.05 and later · before 2017.04.05*affected
    • 2017.05.03 and later · up to and including 2017.05.03affected

  • Rapid7 Nexpose Virtual Appliance

    • 2017.04.05 and later · before 2017.04.05*affected
    • 2017.05.03 and later · up to and including 2017.05.03affected

Same product

rapid7: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    31Monitor
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    26Monitor
  • CVE-2019-5615Rapid7 InsightVM Stored Credential Exposure
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2023-0681Rapid7 Nexpose Uncontrolled URL Redirect
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-6504Rapid7 InsightVM Protection Mechanism Failure
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2021-3844Rapid7 InsightVM Insufficient Session Expiration
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-321 · Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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