CVE-2014-8687
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute...
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging use of a static encryption key to create session tokens.
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
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging use of a static encryption key to create session tokens.
- Record
CVE-2014-8687- 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-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging use of a static encryption key to create session tokens.
- Record
CVE-2014-8687- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8519 No score
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging use of a static encryption key to create session tokens.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8519- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4wx-5cqv-7fwc
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute...
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging use of a static encryption key to create session tokens.
- Record
GHSA-x4wx-5cqv-7fwc- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Seagate Business NAS 2014.00319 - Remote Code Execution | 2015-03-01 |
| Exploit-DB | Seagate Business NAS - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-03-04 |
| Metasploit | Seagate Business NAS Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution | 2015-03-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8687 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Seagate Business Nas Firmware, published June 8, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce
securityfocus.com/bid/72831
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/36202
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8687
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4wx-5cqv-7fwc