Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-5414

Description

Beckhoff Embedded PC images before 2014-10-22 and Automation Device Specification (ADS) TwinCAT components do not restrict the number of authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

Beckhoff/Embedded PC Imagesv5
Range: 0
Beckhoff/TwinCAT Components featuring Automation Device Specification (ADS) communicationv5
Range: All
Beckhoff/Twincat
cpe:2.3:a:beckhoff:twincat:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Beckhoff/Embedded Pc Images
cpe:2.3:a:beckhoff:embedded_pc_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-278-02nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93349nvd
download.beckhoff.com/download/document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2014-001.pdfnvd
download.beckhoff.com/download/document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2014-002.pdfnvd
download.beckhoff.com/download/document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2014-003.pdfnvd
github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2016/icsa-16-278-02.jsonnvd
www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-16-278-02nvd

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