CVE-2014-9596: Panasonic Arbitrator Back-End Server Mk 2.0 Vpu

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Panasonic Arbitrator Back-End Server (BES) MK 2.0 VPU before 9.3.1 build 4.08.003.0, when USB Wi-Fi or Direct LAN is enabled, and MK 3.0 VPU before 9.3.1 build 5.06.000.0, when Embedded Wi-Fi or Direct LAN is enabled, does not use encryption, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network for client-server traffic, as demonstrated by Active Directory credential information.

Affected products

• Panasonic Arbitrator Back-End Server Mk 2.0 Vpu
• Panasonic Arbitrator Back-End Server Mk 2.0 Vpu Firmware: up to and including 9.3.1
• Panasonic Arbitrator Back-End Server Mk 3.0 Vpu
• Panasonic Arbitrator Back-End Server Mk 3.0 Vpu Firmware: up to and including 9.3.1

Published 2015-01-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.