CVE-2014-2321

Exp

web_shell_cmd.gch on ZTE F460 and F660 cable modems allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via sendcmd requests, as demonstrated by using "set TelnetCfg" commands to enable a TELNET service with specified credentials.

Published: 2014-03-11 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2321 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 92.01%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-2321

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2321

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 2026-04-12 92.27% 92.01% -0.26%
2 2026-04-10 92.50% 92.27% -0.23%
3 2025-10-28 92.50%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2321

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2321

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-2321

Solution: Per: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600724 " It has been reported that the web_shell_cmd.gch script is sometimes accessible from the WAN interface making exploitation of this backdoor from the Internet possible in certain cases. "

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2321

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zte f460 cpe:2.3:h:zte:f460:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zte f660 cpe:2.3:h:zte:f660:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2321

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