CVE-2014-7999

Cisco-Meraki MS, MR, and MX devices with firmware before 2014-09-24 allow remote authenticated users to install arbitrary firmware by leveraging unspecified HTTP handler access on the local network, aka Cisco-Meraki defect ID 00478565.

Published: 2014-12-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-7999 is rated Moderate Risk (48.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.73%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-7999

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 0.20% 0.73% +0.53%
2 2025-03-30 0.45% 0.20% -0.25%
3 2025-03-29 0.45%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-7999

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.7 2.0 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
5.1 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-7999

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-7999

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco meraki_mr_firmware <= 2014-09-24 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:meraki_mr_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco meraki_mr cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco meraki_ms_firmware <= 2014-09-24 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:meraki_ms_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco meraki_ms cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_ms:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco meraki_mx_firmware <= 2014-09-24 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:meraki_mx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco meraki_mx cpe:2.3:h:cisco:meraki_mx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-7999

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