CVE-2014-5415 (GCVE-0-2014-5415)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-10-05 10:00
Modified
2025-11-04 23:12
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
Summary
Beckhoff Embedded PC images before 2014-10-22 and Automation Device Specification (ADS) TwinCAT components might allow remote attackers to obtain access via the (1) Windows CE Remote Configuration Tool, (2) CE Remote Display service, or (3) TELNET service.
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Impacted products
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Beckhoff Embedded PC Images Version: 0   < October 22, 2014
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