CVE-2014-2173

Cisco TelePresence TC Software 4.x and 5.x and TE Software 4.x and 6.0 do not properly restrict access to the serial port, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified commands, aka Bug ID CSCub67692.

Published: 2014-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2173 is rated Low Risk (39.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2173

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 0.08% 0.39% +0.31%
2 2025-03-17 0.24% 0.08% -0.17%
3 2024-08-05 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2173

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2173

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2173

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco telepresence_te_software 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_te_software 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_te_software:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 4.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 5.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2173

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