CVE-2014-1409

Exp

MobileIron VSP versions prior to 5.9.1 and Sentry versions prior to 5.0 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to an XML file with obfuscated passwords

Published: 2020-01-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-1409 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.05%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.69% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-1409

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1409

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.36% 4.05% +3.69%
2 2026-02-20 0.15% 0.36% +0.21%
3 2025-05-29 0.15%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1409

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 5.2 [email protected]
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1409

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1409

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mobileiron virtual_smartphone_platform < 5.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:mobileiron:virtual_smartphone_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mobileiron sentry < 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:mobileiron:sentry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1409

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/21 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92351 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2014-1409 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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