What is CVE-2014-8872?

CVE-2014-8872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avm Fritz\!box 6810 Lte, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2014-8872?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Avm Fritz\!box 6810 Lte

CVE-2014-8872

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in AVM FRITZ!Box 6810 LTE after firmware 5.22, FRITZ!Box 6840 LTE after firmware 5.23, and other models with firmware 5.50.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2017-08-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/130040/AVM-FRITZ-Box-Firmware-Signature-Bypass.ht… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/86 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534522/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8872?: CVE-2014-8872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avm Fritz\!box 6810 Lte, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2014-8872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.