CVE-2014-5414

highpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.80% (92nd) EPSS
CVSS 9.4 · high
Is it mine?
8 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Beckhoff Embedded PC images before 2014-10-22 and Automation Device Specification (ADS) TwinCAT components do not restrict the number of authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

  • MitigationBeckhoff Embedded PC Imagescisa_csaf_ot

    Beckhoff also recommends the following mitigation solutions: Update images to build October 22, 2014, or newer, which solve these problems by disabling the services by default. Disable the Windows CE Remote Configuration Tool by deleting the subtree “/remoteadmin.” The configuration of the web server paths can be found in the Windows registry at the path “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\HTTPD\VROOTS\.” Disable startup of CE Remote Display service (cerdisp.exe) with deleting the registry key containing the “CeRDisp.exe” [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init\Launch90]. Disable telnet by setting the registry key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\TELNETD\Flags] to dword: 4, Restrict ADS communication to trusted networks only.

  • MitigationTwinCAT Components featuring Automation Device Specification (ADS) communicationcisa_csaf_ot

    Beckhoff also recommends the following mitigation solutions: Update images to build October 22, 2014, or newer, which solve these problems by disabling the services by default. Disable the Windows CE Remote Configuration Tool by deleting the subtree “/remoteadmin.” The configuration of the web server paths can be found in the Windows registry at the path “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\HTTPD\VROOTS\.” Disable startup of CE Remote Display service (cerdisp.exe) with deleting the registry key containing the “CeRDisp.exe” [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init\Launch90]. Disable telnet by setting the registry key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\TELNETD\Flags] to dword: 4, Restrict ADS communication to trusted networks only.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.4
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.3–9.4

v2.09.4highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 9.2
v3.09.1criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2
v3.09.1criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2
v3.18.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-254USCWE-307USCWE-307US
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affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • ICSA-16-278-02Beckhoff Embedded PC Images and TwinCAT Components Vulnerabilities2016-07-08icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcisa_csaf_otnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2016-10-05modified 2026-06-17
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references (15)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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