Ekahau B4 staff badge tag 5.7 with firmware 1.4.52, Real-Time Location System (RTLS)…
Priority LOW 27CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Ekahau B4 staff badge tag 5.7 with firmware 1.4.52, Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Controller 6.0.5-FINAL, and Activator 3 uses part of the MAC address as part of the RC4 setup key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the key via a brute-force attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0224 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:activator:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3 | Vulnerable | Ekahau |
| cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:real-time_location_system_controller:6.0.5-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5-final | Vulnerable | Ekahau |
| cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware:1.4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.52 | Vulnerable | Ekahau |
| cpe:2.3:h:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Vulnerable | Ekahau |
- cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:activator:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3 Vulnerable ·Ekahau
- cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:real-time_location_system_controller:6.0.5-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5-final Vulnerable ·Ekahau
- cpe:2.3:a:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag_firmware:1.4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.52 Vulnerable ·Ekahau
- cpe:2.3:h:ekahau:b4_staff_badge_tag:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Ekahau
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9408
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jf8w-2pxr-j438
References
More Ekahau Activator vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-02173 Ekahau B4 staff badge tag 5.7 with firmware 1.4.52, Real-Time Location System (RTLS)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2014-9408 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9408 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jf8w-2pxr-j438 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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