CVE-2014-8423

ARRIS VAP2500 Firmware < 08.41 - Remote Command Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2014-8423. PoCs published by HeadlessZeke, including Metasploit module exploits/linux/http/vap2500_tools_command_exec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Ruby script exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in VAP2500 devices by leveraging weak MD5-based session cookies to execute arbitrary commands as root, modify the root password, and enable telnet access.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the management portal in ARRIS VAP2500 before FW08.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
rubywebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35372

This Ruby script exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in VAP2500 devices by leveraging weak MD5-based session cookies to execute arbitrary commands as root, modify the root password, and enable telnet access.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VAP2500 (firmware version unknown)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the VAP2500 device · Knowledge of the device's IP address
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
by HeadlessZeke · rubypocunix
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/vap2500_tools_command_exec.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an OS command injection vulnerability in Arris VAP2500 access points via the tools_command.php page, bypassing authentication by setting a cookie to an MD5 hash of a valid username.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Arris VAP2500 access points
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · Knowledge of a valid username for MD5 hash generation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-389/

Scores

EPSS 0.4169
EPSS Percentile 97.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-74
Status published
Products (1)
arris/vap2500_firmware < 08.41
Published Nov 28, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026