# CVE-2014-2350: Emerson DeltaV Use of Hard-coded Credentials

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions and gain unauthorized access to Emerson DeltaV diagnostic services using hardcoded credentials.

- **Severity:** Low 2.4 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 May 2014
- **Updated:** 31 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hhp6-57mg-2wmw

## What is CVE-2014-2350?

CVE-2014-2350 is a low-severity vulnerability in Emerson DeltaV, published on 22 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Emerson DeltaV 10.3.1, 11.3, 11.3.1, and 12.3 uses hardcoded credentials for diagnostic services, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a TCP session, as demonstrated by a session that uses the telnet program.

Weakness: CWE-255, CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2350?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emerson Deltav.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2350?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2350 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2350 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Emerson DeltaV

- [CVE-2018-14793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14793/): Memory corruption in DeltaV (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-14795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14795/): Path traversal in DeltaV (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-44463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44463/): Emerson DeltaV Uncontrolled Search Path Element (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-14791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14791/): Privilege escalation in DeltaV DCS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-14797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14797/): Other in DeltaV DCS (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2350 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2350 is a low-severity vulnerability in Emerson DeltaV, published on 22 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Emerson DeltaV. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2350/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2350/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2350
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2350
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2350

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2350/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.