CVE-2014-8361
The miniigd SOAP service in Realtek SDK allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NewInternalClient request, as…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 100.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.1% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 18 Sept 2023
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The miniigd SOAP service in Realtek SDK allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NewInternalClient request, as exploited in the wild through 2023.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Realtek SDK Improper Input Validation Vulnerability.
- Added
- 18 Sept 2023
- Fix due (US federal)
- 9 Oct 2023
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 18 Sept 2023.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Metasploit modules and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules2 modules
- Realtek SDK Miniigd UPnP SOAP Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/realtek_miniigd_upnp_exec_noauthRank normaldisclosed 24 Apr 2015
- D-Link Devices UPnP SOAP Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/dlink_upnp_exec_noauthRank normaldisclosed 5 Jul 2013
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Realtek SDK - Miniigd UPnP SOAP Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 37169remote, linuxpublished 1 Jun 2015Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 37169 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 100.0% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-155/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://securityadvisories.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10055 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132090/Realtek-SDK-Miniigd-UPnP-SOAP-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 74330 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- 37169 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
- JVN#47580234 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- JVN#67456944 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- https://sensorstechforum.com/hinatabot-cve-2014-8361-ddos/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150909230440/http://securityadvisories.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10055 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-8361 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-8198 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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