CVE-2014-8687
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging use of a static encryption key to create session tokens.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Seagate Business NAS devices with firmware before 2015.00322 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging use of a static encryption key to create session tokens.
- 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
- 43.81% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 March 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-327
- Affected
- seagate/business nas firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 39.2% on 21 September 2026 to 43.8% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130585/Seagate-Business-NAS-2014.00319-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72831Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36202/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36264/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130585/Seagate-Business-NAS-2014.00319-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72831Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36202/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36264/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.