CVE-2014-125030Network attack vector

Remote service access via hard-coded test passwords

Published Jan 1, 2023 · Updated Nov 25, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in Tao Effect Empress allow remote attackers to access services deployed with the testing configuration. The test.yml playbook loads vars/testing.yml, whose fixed default passwords are applied to provisioned service accounts rather than generated per deployment. Exposure requires deploying the test playbook without replacing those credentials; successful use grants the access assigned to the affected accounts.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.88%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in Tao Effect Empress allow remote attackers to access services deployed with the testing configuration. The test.yml playbook loads vars/testing.yml, whose fixed default passwords are applied to provisioned service accounts rather than generated per deployment. Exposure requires deploying the test playbook without replacing those credentials; successful use grants the access assigned to the affected accounts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2014-125030
Published
Jan 1, 2023
Updated
Nov 25, 2024
Vendor
Tao Effect
Product
Empress
Classifications
CWE-259, CWE-798, T1078.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 1, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Tao Effect · Empressversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

6.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.8VulDBAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-259Use of Hard-coded Password
CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078.001Valid Accounts: Default Accounts

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