Pexip Infinity before 8 uses the same SSH host keys across different customers' installations, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to…

published 2015-02-03 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8609

cvss: 7.1; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits: 0; none known

Pexip Infinity before 8 uses the same SSH host keys across different customers' installations, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof Management and Conferencing Nodes by leveraging these keys.

Exploit prediction

1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

pexip.com http://www.pexip.com/sites/pexip/files/Pexip_Security_Bulletin_2015-01-02.pdf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.1	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-254 7PK - Security Features

References

pexip.com /sites/pexip/files/Pexip_Security_Bulletin_2015-01-02.pdf
exploit, vendor-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/130174/Pexip-Infinity-Non-Unique-SSH-Host-Keys.html
securityfocus.com /archive/1/534576/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
securityfocus.com /bid/72359
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-8779
NVD CVE-2014-8779

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Summary