CVE-2014-8579

CVE-2014-8579 is a critical vulnerability published on January 5, 2018. TRENDnet TEW-823DRU devices with firmware before 1.00b36 have a hardcoded password of kcodeskcodes for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an FTP session.

CVE-2014-8579 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 5, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

CVE-2014-8579 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 79.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

CVE-2014-8579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-8579, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.