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CVE-2014-2718

Published: Nov 4, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-345
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 38.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

ASUS RT-AC68U, RT-AC66R, RT-AC66U, RT-AC56R, RT-AC56U, RT-N66R, RT-N66U, RT-N56R, RT-N56U, and possibly other RT-series routers before firmware 3.0.0.4.376.x do not verify the integrity of firmware (1) update information or (2) downloaded updates, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:CA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-345

Affected Products

n/an/a
tm-ac1900t-mobile
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / network-adapter
rt series firmwareasusHardware Firmware
t-mobilecommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka tmobile
asuscommercialTWHardware Firmwareaka asus tek

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/122
seclists.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98316
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128904/ASUS-Router-Man-In-The-Middle.html
packetstormsecurity.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 4, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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