CVE-2014-2850

Exp

The network interface configuration page (netinterface) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the address parameter.

Published: 2014-04-11 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2850 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 76.55%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-2850

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
32789 exploit_db edb 2014-04-10 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2850

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 2026-06-01 75.72% 76.55% +0.83%
2 2025-07-06 74.40% 75.72% +1.31%
3 2025-04-30 74.40%

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2850

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2850

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2850

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware <= 3.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.0.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.3.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.6 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.7 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.4.8 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.5.6 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.2.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.6.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.3 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.4 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.6 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.7 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.8.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.8.2 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.9 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.7.9.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance_firmware 3.8.1 cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance cpe:2.3:h:sophos:web_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2850

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