What is CVE-2018-14708?

CVE-2018-14708 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Drobo 5n2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-14708?

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

Auth bypass in Drobo 5n2

CVE-2018-14708

An insecure transport protocol used by Drobo Dashboard API on Drobo 5N2 NAS version 4.0.5-13.28.96115 allows attackers to intercept network traffic.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-12-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Drobo 5n2
Drobo 5n2 Firmware — versions 4.0.5-13.28.96115

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

blog.securityevaluators.com/call-me-a-doctor-new-vulnerabilities-in-drobo5n2-4f… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14708?: CVE-2018-14708 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Drobo 5n2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-14708?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.