What is CVE-2018-14796?

CVE-2018-14796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tec4data Smartcooler, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-14796?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Tec4data Smartcooler

CVE-2018-14796

Tec4Data SmartCooler, all versions prior to firmware 180806, the device responds to a remote unauthenticated reboot command that may be used to perform a denial of service attack.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-09-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tec4data Smartcooler — versions all versions prior to firmware 180806
Tec4data Smartcooler Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-263-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14796?: CVE-2018-14796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tec4data Smartcooler, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-14796?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.