# CVE-2014-5419: GE Multilink Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

> Remote attackers can decrypt network traffic by using a hard-coded RSA private key found in GE Multilink switch firmware images.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x2xx-g2x3-pc9m

## What is CVE-2014-5419?

CVE-2014-5419 is a critical vulnerability in GE ML810/3000/3100 series switch, published on 17 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

GE Multilink ML800, ML1200, ML1600, and ML2400 switches with firmware 4.2.1 and earlier and Multilink ML810, ML3000, and ML3100 switches with firmware 5.2.0 and earlier use the same RSA private key across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the cleartext content of network traffic by reading this key from a firmware image and then sniffing the network.

Weakness: CWE-310, CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5419?

It affects 14 products.


Products: Ge Multilink Ml1200, Ge Multilink Ml1200 Firmware, Ge Multilink Ml1600, Ge Multilink Ml1600 Firmware, Ge Multilink Ml2400, Ge Multilink Ml2400 Firmware, Ge Multilink Ml3000, Ge Multilink Ml3000 Firmware, Ge Multilink Ml3100, Ge Multilink Ml3100 Firmware, Ge Multilink Ml800, Ge Multilink Ml800 Firmware, Ge Multilink Ml810, Ge Multilink Ml810 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5419?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5419 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-5419 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GE ML810/3000/3100 series switch

- [CVE-2014-5418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5418/): GE Multilink Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5419 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5419 is a critical vulnerability in GE ML810/3000/3100 series switch, published on 17 Jan 2015. 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-2014-5419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GE ML810/3000/3100 series switch. 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-2014-5419/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5419/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5419
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5419
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5419

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