CVE-2014-7279
The Konke Smart Plug K does not require authentication for TELNET sessions, which allows remote attackers to obtain "equipment management authority" via TCP traffic to port 23.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Konke Smart Plug K does not require authentication for TELNET sessions, which allows remote attackers to obtain "equipment management authority" via TCP traffic to port 23.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.74% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 29 October 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- kankunit/konke smart plug firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 7.4% on 21 September 2026 to 11.7% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35103Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35103Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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