CVE-2021-38759

CRITICAL

Raspberry Pi OS <5.10 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-38759. PoCs published by netspooky.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages default credentials (pi:raspberry) on Raspberry Pi OS <= 5.10 to establish an SSH connection and execute the 'id' command. It demonstrates an authentication bypass due to unchanged default credentials.

Description

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

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by netspooky · pythonremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50576

This exploit leverages default credentials (pi:raspberry) on Raspberry Pi OS <= 5.10 to establish an SSH connection and execute the 'id' command. It demonstrates an authentication bypass due to unchanged default credentials.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Raspberry Pi OS <= 5.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target Raspberry Pi OS with default credentials unchanged · SSH service accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1567
EPSS Percentile 96.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-1188
Status published
Products (1)
raspberrypi/raspberry_pi_os_lite < 5.10
Published Dec 07, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026