CVE-2014-8687

Public Exploit

Description

Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging use of a static encryption key to create session tokens.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 49.87% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory beyondbinary.io Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/ third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72831 vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130585/Seagate-Business-NAS-2014.00319-Remote-Code-Execution.html third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36202/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36264/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8687?
CVE-2014-8687 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8687?
To fix CVE-2014-8687, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8687 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8687 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~50% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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