What is CVE-2014-8361?

CVE-2014-8361 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aterm W1200ex. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2015-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2014-8361?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2014-8361 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2014-8361 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-18), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Aterm W1200ex

CVE-2014-8361

The miniigd SOAP service in Realtek SDK allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NewInternalClient request, as exploited in the wild through 2023.

Published 2015-05-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 1.000 (100.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 100.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2023-09-18. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2023-10-09.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-155/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
securityadvisories.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132090/Realtek-SDK-Miniigd-UPnP-SOAP-Command-Exec… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/74330 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37169/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN47580234/index.html (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN67456944/index.html (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
sensorstechforum.com/hinatabot-cve-2014-8361-ddos/ (Third Party Advisory)
web.archive.org/web/20150909230440/http://securityadvisories.dlink.com/security… (Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8361?: CVE-2014-8361 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aterm W1200ex. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2015-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2014-8361?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-8361 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2014-8361 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-18), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.