Cloud PortalApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-0694
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIntelligent Automation for Cloud (IAC) in Cisco Cloud Portal 9.4.1 and earlier includes a cryptographic key in binary files, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data from an arbitrary IAC installation by leveraging knowledge of this key, aka Bug IDs CSCui34764, CSCui34772, CSCui34776, CSCui34798, CSCui34800, CSCui34805, CSCui34809, CSCui34810, CSCui34813, CSCui34814, and CSCui34818.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud (IAC) product embeds a static cryptographic key directly in binary files. Because the same key is used across all installations of version 9.4.1 and earlier, any attacker who obtains this key (through binary analysis, leak, or reverse engineering) can decrypt sensitive data from any affected IAC deployment, enabling recovery of cleartext information from encrypted storage.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Cloud PortalApplication
<= 9.4.1= 9.1= 9.3= 9.3.1= 9.3.2= 9.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Cisco IAC versionLocate and retrieve the installed version of Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud or Cisco Cloud Portal in your environment using the product's administrative interface, CLI, or version documentationAffected if The installed version is 9.1, 9.3, 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.4, or any version 9.4.1 or earlier
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Examine binary files for embedded keysInspect the binary files included with the Cisco IAC installation for hardcoded cryptographic key material - look for static byte sequences or strings that represent encryption keysAffected if Hardcoded cryptographic key material is found embedded in any binary file distributed with the product
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Search for static cryptographic stringsUse binary analysis tools to search for recognizable encryption key patterns, cryptographic constants, or key-related strings across the installation binariesAffected if Static cryptographic key strings or key data structures are present and identical across the installation files
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Compare binary key against known patternsExtract any embedded key material from the binaries and compare against known static key patterns used in affected versionsAffected if A static key is found that is identical to keys used in other Cisco IAC installations of the same version
You are affected if your Cisco IAC/Cloud Portal version is 9.4.1 or earlier AND static cryptographic key material is embedded in the product binaries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace the hardcoded cryptographic key with a properly generated unique key per installation, implement secure key management, rotate the compromised key, and re-encrypt any protected data using the new key infrastructure.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0694 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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