Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9018 Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.
Fixes

Solution

Innominate has released firmware patches Version 7.6.6 and Version 8.1.4 that mitigates the vulnerability in the mGuard firmware Version 7 and Version 8, respectively. Innominate recommends that customers using firmware versions older than Version 7, which are no longer being maintained, should upgrade to mGuard firmware Version 7.6.6 or Version 8.1.4. Innominate also recommends that customers limit access to the administrative interfaces to a minimum via firewall rules. For additional information on the vulnerability, Innominate’s security advisory is available on its web site at: http://www.innominate.com/en/downloads/security-advisories Innominate’s firmware updates are available on its web site at: http://www.innominate.com/en/downloads/updates


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Innominate mGuard Improper Privilege Management
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 9.0, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C'}

cvssV2_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-28T20:35:16.302Z

Reserved: 2014-12-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9193

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-12-20T00:59:03.633

Modified: 2025-07-28T21:15:24.513

Link: CVE-2014-9193

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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