Privilege escalation vulnerability in Barracuda Load Balancer 5.0.0.015 via the use of an improperly protected SSH key.
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Barracuda Load Balancer 5.0.0.015 via the use of an improperly protected SSH key.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02376 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8428
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg9c-8436-cv2g
References
More Barracuda Load Balancer vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-06923 Hard coded weak credentials in Barracuda Load Balancer 5.0.0.015. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-8428 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8428 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mg9c-8436-cv2g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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