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CVE-2014-5334

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

FreeNAS before 9.3-M3 has a blank admin password, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging a WebGui login.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Freenas — Freenas

CWEs

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