Innominate mGuard Improper Privilege Management
Published Dec 20, 2014
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.13%
Description
Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.
Affected products
-
- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=8.1.3
- Version 7.6.6StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1.4StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innominate | mGuard | unaffected |
|
- ≤ 7.6.6
- 8.0.0
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.2
- 8.0.3
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Innominate has released firmware patches Version 7.6.6 and Version 8.1.4 that mitigates the vulnerability in the mGuard firmware Version 7 and Version 8, respectively. Innominate recommends that customers using firmware versions older than Version 7, which are no longer being maintained, should upgrade to mGuard firmware Version 7.6.6 or Version 8.1.4. Innominate also recommends that customers limit access to the administrative interfaces to a minimum via firewall rules.
For additional information on the vulnerability, Innominate’s security advisory is available on its web site at:
http://www.innominate.com/en/downloads/security-advisories
Innominate’s firmware updates are available on its web site at:
http://www.innominate.com/en/downloads/updates
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:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.13% (0.03127) | 87.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03141) | 86.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 36.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 61.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 60.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 58.29th | 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) |
References (3)
- http://www.innominate.com/data/downloads/software/innominate_security_advisory_20141217_001_en.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-352-02 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-352-02
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.innominate.com/data/downloads/software/innominate_security_advisory_20141217_001_en.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-352-02 | Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-352-02 |
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