CVE-2014-5334 describes a critical vulnerability in FreeNAS versions prior to 9.3-M3, where a blank default administrator password allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain root privileges via the WebGUI. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a high-impact, easily exploitable flaw with no authentication required and full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.2.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freenas:freenas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freenas:freenas:9.3:m1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freenas:freenas:9.3:m2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freenas:freenas:9.3:m3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.