CVE-2014-5334
FreeNAS before 9.3-M3 has a blank admin password, which allows remote attackers to gain root...
FreeNAS before 9.3-M3 has a blank admin password, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging a WebGui login.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
FreeNAS before 9.3-M3 has a blank admin password, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging a WebGui login.
- Record
CVE-2014-5334- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
FreeNAS before 9.3-M3 has a blank admin password, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging a WebGui login.
- Record
CVE-2014-5334- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5223 No score
FreeNAS before 9.3-M3 has a blank admin password, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging a WebGui login.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5223- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7rr-v8fr-7jgw
FreeNAS before 9.3-M3 has a blank admin password, which allows remote attackers to gain root...
FreeNAS before 9.3-M3 has a blank admin password, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging a WebGui login.
- Record
GHSA-p7rr-v8fr-7jgw- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5334 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Freenas, published January 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.10%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.