# CVE-2021-38759: Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-12-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password
- https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50576
- https://github.com/Hu2ie/CVE-2021-38759

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