CVE-2014-5421

CareFusion Pyxis SupplyStation 8.1 with hardware test tool 1.0.16 and earlier has a hardcoded database password, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging cabinet access.

Published: 2014-10-19 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-5421 is rated Low Risk (36.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5421

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 0.05% 0.35% +0.29%
2 2025-03-23 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5421

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P 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:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 9.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5421

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5421

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
carefusion pyxis_supplystation 8.1 cpe:2.3:h:carefusion:pyxis_supplystation:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5421

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