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CVE-2014-5334

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

Description

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

Affected products

• Freenas: through 9.2.1.7; 9.3-m1, 9.3-m2, 9.3-m3

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/19/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69249
• https://bugs.freenas.org/issues/5844
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/19/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69249
• https://bugs.freenas.org/issues/5844

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