CVE-2014-6617

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-03-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Softing FG-100 PB PROFIBUS firmware version FG-x00-PB_V2.02.0.00 contains a hardcoded password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.

Affected products

Industrial.Softing Fg-100 Pb Profibus Firmware: fg-x00-pb_v2.02.0.00

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt

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