Description
AllegroSoft RomPager 4.34 and earlier, as used in Huawei Home Gateway products and other vendors and products, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted cookie that triggers memory corruption, aka the "Misfortune Cookie" vulnerability.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 2 modules
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Allegro Software RomPager 'Misfortune Cookie' (CVE-2014-9222) Authentication Bypass
auxiliary/admin/http/allegro_rompager_auth_bypass
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Allegro Software RomPager 'Misfortune Cookie' (CVE-2014-9222) Scanner
auxiliary/scanner/http/allegro_rompager_misfortune_cookie
GitHub 3 repositories
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luel-4013/misfortune-cookie ★ 0 · Sep 7, 2026
This interactive suite targets CVE-2014-9222 (Misfortune Cookie) in legacy RomPager web servers, alongside modular testing for CVE-2017-17215 (Huawei HG532 RCE), CVE-2018-14847 (MikroTik WinBox crede…
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mercul1ninna/MIPS-CVE-2014-9222 ★ 0 · Jul 14, 2022
Lets have fun by digging into a Zyxel router firmware and MIPS Arch
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donfanning/MIPS-CVE-2014-9222 ★ 0 · Aug 14, 2019
Lets have fun by digging into a Zyxel router firmware and MIPS Arch
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- VDE-2026-071 JUMO: Allegro RomPager webserver vulnerability in JUMO mTRONT, DICON touch, AQUIS touch devices CERT@VDE · Jul 8, 2026
- ICSMA-18-240-01 ICSMA-18-240-01_Qualcomm Life Capsule CISA ICS & IT advisories · Aug 28, 2018
References
- http://mis.fortunecook.ie/
- http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-407666.htm
- 105173 vdb-entry
- https://www.allegrosoft.com/allegro-software-urges-manufacturers-to-maintain-firmware-for-highest-level-of-embedded-device-security/news-press.html
- 20141219 The Misfortune Cookie Vulnerability mailing-list
- VU#561444 third-party-advisory