CVE-2014-9186

Q: How do I fix CVE-2014-9186?

Upgrade experion process knowledge system to r430.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2014-9186 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2014-9186 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2014-9186?

CVE-2014-9186 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2014-9186 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for experion process knowledge system (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 89th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A file inclusion vulnerability exists in the confd.exe module in Honeywell Experion PKS R40x before R400.6, R41x before R410.6, and R43x before R430.2, which could lead to accepting an arbitrary file into the function, and potential information disclosure or remote code execution. Honeywell strongly encourages and recommends all customers running unsupported versions of EKPS prior to R400 to upgrade to a supported version.

CWE-98 CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

experion process knowledge systemNVD

Affected:>= r430, < r430.2Fixed in:r430.2CVE-2014-9186derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

ics-cert.us-cert.gov

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2014-9186?

Upgrade experion process knowledge system to r430.2 or later.

Is CVE-2014-9186 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2014-9186 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2014-9186?

CVE-2014-9186 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2014-9186 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for experion process knowledge system (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.