Is CVE-2014-9596 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9596 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9596?

CVE-2014-9596 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-9596

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

Panasonic Arbitrator Back-End Server (BES) MK 2.0 VPU before 9.3.1 build 4.08.003.0, when USB Wi-Fi or Direct LAN is enabled, and MK 3.0 VPU before 9.3.1 build 5.06.000.0, when Embedded Wi-Fi or Direct LAN is enabled, does not use encryption, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network for client-server traffic, as demonstrated by Active Directory credential information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 0.7% (54th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-9410)
Published: January 15, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-9410 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

panasonic / arbitrator back-end server mk 2.0 vpu
panasonic / arbitrator back-end server mk 2.0 vpu firmware
panasonic / arbitrator back-end server mk 3.0 vpu
panasonic / arbitrator back-end server mk 3.0 vpu firmware

References

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8c9cff2e712e3b7d09a07ecef&id=21f059b3ab(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/117604(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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