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
Published Nov 4, 2014
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.10%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01103) | 64.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01103) | 61.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 51.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 66.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 61.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 65.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 60.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 59.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 84.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 82.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 65.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://dnlongen.blogspot.com/2014/10/CVE-2014-2718-Asus-RT-MITM.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128904/ASUS-Router-Man-In-The-Middle.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/122 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70791 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98316 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dnlongen.blogspot.com/2014/10/CVE-2014-2718-Asus-RT-MITM.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128904/ASUS-Router-Man-In-The-Middle.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/122 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70791 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98316 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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