What is CVE-2014-9614?

CVE-2014-9614 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netsweeper, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2014-9614?

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

Is CVE-2014-9614 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Netsweeper

CVE-2014-9614

The Web Panel in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 has a default password of branding for the branding account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a request to webadmin/.

Published 2020-02-19 · 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: 0.687 (99.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-17.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.687 · newest: 0.687 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Netsweeper

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Inje… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9614?: CVE-2014-9614 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netsweeper, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2014-9614?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-9614 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.