VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-8886

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability6.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

AVM FRITZ!OS before 6.30 extracts the contents of firmware updates before verifying their cryptographic signature, which allows remote attackers to create symlinks or overwrite critical files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a crafted firmware image.

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