CVE-2014-2127

Cisco ASA <9.1.4.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-2127. Includes Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn_priv_esc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2014-2127, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco ASA SSL VPN (WebVPN), allowing level 0 users to escalate to level 15 by adding a new admin account.

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.x before 8.2(5.48), 8.3 before 8.3(2.40), 8.4 before 8.4(7.9), 8.6 before 8.6(1.13), 9.0 before 9.0(4.1), and 9.1 before 9.1(4.3) does not properly process management-session information during privilege validation for SSL VPN portal connections, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by establishing a Clientless SSL VPN session and entering crafted URLs, aka Bug ID CSCul70099.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/cisco_ssl_vpn_priv_esc.rb

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2014-2127, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco ASA SSL VPN (WebVPN), allowing level 0 users to escalate to level 15 by adding a new admin account.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco ASA SSL VPN (WebVPN)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid credentials for a low-privilege user · Access to the SSL VPN interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

EPSS 0.1146
EPSS Percentile 95.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (8)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.0
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.1
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.2
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.3\(1\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.6
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.0
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.1
Published Apr 10, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026