CVE-2014-4864 — The NETGEAR ProSafe Plus Configuration Utility creates configuration backup files containing cleartext passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a file

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The NETGEAR ProSafe Plus Configuration Utility creates configuration backup files containing cleartext passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a file

Published Sep 10, 2014

3.3

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.76%

Description

The NETGEAR ProSafe Plus Configuration Utility creates configuration backup files containing cleartext passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.76% 0.00755

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00755

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	0.76% (0.00755)	53.46th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.76% (0.00755)	50.13th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.14% (0.00145)	32.16th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.23% (0.00227)	61.83th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.32% (0.00317)	69.62th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 5, 2023	0.32% (0.00317)	66.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.22% (0.00223)	58.76th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-255

References (1)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/396212
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/396212		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner certcc

Published Sep 10, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jul 10, 2014

Link CVE-2014-4864

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-4864

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-4864