CVE-2014-8886

high
Published 2016-01-08 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
8.1

Description

AVM FRITZ!OS before 6.30 extracts the contents of firmware updates before verifying their cryptographic signature, which allows remote attackers to create symlinks or overwrite critical files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a crafted firmware image.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://avm.de/service/sicherheitsinfos-zu-updates/

References

CWEs

CWE-310

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.