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CVE-2014-6617

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-6617 describes a critical vulnerability in Softing FG-100 PB PROFIBUS firmware version FG-x00-PB_V2.02.0.00, where a hardcoded root password allows remote attackers to gain administrative access via TELNET. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 92/100 indicates significant potential danger. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered widespread attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
fg-x00-pb_v2.02.0.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:industrial.softing:fg-100_pb_profibus_firmware:fg-x00-pb_v2.02.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0445 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/98512
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
compass-security.com / fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/70927
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry