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CVE-2014-9193: Innominate mGuard Improper Privilege Management

Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.

HighCVSS 8.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw lets a remote authenticated administrator on affected Innominate mGuard firmware escalate to root. For executives, the risk is highest where mGuard protects industrial or sensitive network boundaries: a compromised or malicious admin account could gain full device control. Exposure is limited to organizations running affected Innominate mGuard firmware, especially ICS or OT environments referenced by CISA. Internet exposure is not stated in the sources; authenticated administrative access is required. Prioritize remediation for mGuard devices protecting critical or industrial networks. The issue requires admin access, but root compromise of a security gateway can undermine network segmentation, monitoring, and operational trust. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected 7.x firmware to 7.6.6 or later where supported.; Upgrade affected 8.x firmware to 8.1.4 or later where supported.; Restrict mGuard administrative access to trusted management networks..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.5 (2.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Official CVE source material

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3Source links

CVSS vector scores

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.5CVSS 2.0HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C6.810Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 2.0 score

8.5High
CVSS 2.0 vector shape for CVE-2014-9193Access VectorAccess ComplexityAuthenticationConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocal
Access Complexity
LowMediumHigh
Authentication
NoneSingleMultiple
Confidentiality Impact
CompletePartialNone
Integrity Impact
CompletePartialNone
Availability Impact
CompletePartialNone
Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
InnominatemGuard0, 7.6.6, 8.1.4unaffected
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Improper Privilege Management

Improper Privilege Management represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.