Innominate mGuard Improper Privilege Management
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-264.
Summary
Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03127 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mGuard (Innominate): 7.6.6, 8.1.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innominate | mGuard | up to 8.1.3 | 7.6.6, 8.1.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- mGuard VendorInnominate Affected up to 8.1.3 Fixed in 7.6.6, 8.1.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.6 | Vulnerable | Innominate |
| cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 | Vulnerable | Innominate |
| cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.1 | Vulnerable | Innominate |
| cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.2 | Vulnerable | Innominate |
| cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.3 | Vulnerable | Innominate |
| cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.1 | Vulnerable | Innominate |
| cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.2 | Vulnerable | Innominate |
| cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.3 | Vulnerable | Innominate |
- cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.6 Vulnerable ·Innominate
- cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·Innominate
- cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·Innominate
- cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·Innominate
- cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·Innominate
- cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·Innominate
- cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·Innominate
- cpe:2.3:o:innominate:mguard_firmware:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.3 Vulnerable ·Innominate
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mGuard (Innominate) Fixed in 7.6.6, 8.1.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9193
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh9r-8973-rv59
References
More Innominate Mguard Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-02609 The Innominate mGuard Smart HW before HW-101130 and BD before BD-101030, mGuard… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2014-01871 Innominate mGuard Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2015-03352 The IPsec SA establishment process on Innominate mGuard devices with firmware 8.x before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
Sources
- CVE-2014-9193 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9193 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rh9r-8973-rv59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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