CVE-2014-8656 describes a critical vulnerability in Compal Broadband Networks (CBN) CH6640E and CG6640E Wireless Gateway 1.0 devices, specifically firmware CH6640-3.5.11.7-NOSH, due to the use of easily guessable default credentials for both admin and root accounts. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-35075), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
ch6640-3.5.11.7-noshCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:compal_broadband_networks:firmware:ch6640-3.5.11.7-nosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:compal_broadband_networks:cg6640e_wireless_gateway:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:compal_broadband_networks:ch664oe_wireless_gateway:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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