CVE-2014-2718

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-11-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-345

Description

ASUS RT-AC68U, RT-AC66R, RT-AC66U, RT-AC56R, RT-AC56U, RT-N66R, RT-N66U, RT-N56R, RT-N56U, and possibly other RT-series routers before firmware 3.0.0.4.376.x do not verify the integrity of firmware (1) update information or (2) downloaded updates, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image.

Affected products

ASUS Rt Series Firmware: through 3.0.0.4.374.x
T-Mobile Tm-Ac1900: 3.0.0.4.376_3169

References

http://dnlongen.blogspot.com/2014/10/CVE-2014-2718-Asus-RT-MITM.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128904/ASUS-Router-Man-In-The-Middle.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/122
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70791
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98316
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
http://dnlongen.blogspot.com/2014/10/CVE-2014-2718-Asus-RT-MITM.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128904/ASUS-Router-Man-In-The-Middle.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/122
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70791
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98316
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994

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