Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2014-9198


The FTP server on the Schneider Electric ETG3000 FactoryCast HMI Gateway with firmware through 1.60 IR 04 has hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an FTP session.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-9198 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from schneider-electric, from schneider-electric, from schneider-electric and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2015-01-27T19:59:10.810

Last Modified

2025-09-05T22:15:33.430

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-798
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-255

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System schneider-electric etg3000_factorycast_hmi_gateway_firmware ≤ 1.60.4 Yes
Hardware schneider-electric tsxetg3000 - Yes
Hardware schneider-electric tsxetg3010 - Yes
Hardware schneider-electric tsxetg3021 - Yes
Hardware schneider-electric tsxetg3022 - Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For schneider-electric's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.