CVE-2014-9408

Exp

Ekahau B4 staff badge tag 5.7 with firmware 1.4.52, Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Controller 6.0.5-FINAL, and Activator 3 uses part of the MAC address as part of the RC4 setup key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the key via a brute-force attack.

Published: 2014-12-19 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-9408 is rated High Exploit Risk (65/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.24%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-9408

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9408

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 0.46% 2.24% +1.78%
2 2025-12-24 0.39% 0.46% +0.07%
3 2025-04-10 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9408

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9408

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9408

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ekahau activator 3 cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:activator:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ekahau real-time_location_system_controller 6.0.5-final cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:real-time_location_system_controller:6.0.5-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ekahau b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware 1.4.52 cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware:1.4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ekahau b4_staff_badge_tag 5.7 cpe:2.3:h:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9408

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