CVE-2014-2959

logViewer.htm on the Dell ML6000 tape backup system with firmware before i8.2.0.2 (641G.GS103) and the Quantum Scalar i500 tape backup system with firmware before i8.2.2.1 (646G.GS002) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a pathname parameter.

Published: 2014-06-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2959 is rated High Risk (67.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.96%). EPSS rose +1.48% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2959

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.47% 2.96% +1.48%
2 2026-03-18 1.30% 1.47% +0.18%
3 2026-01-16 — 1.30% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2959

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 8.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2959

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2959

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dell powervault_ml6000_firmware <= i8.2.0.1_\(641g.gs003\) cpe:2.3:o:dell:powervault_ml6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell powervault_ml6000 32u cpe:2.3:h:dell:powervault_ml6000:32u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell powervault_ml6000 41u cpe:2.3:h:dell:powervault_ml6000:41u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quantum scalar_i500_firmware <= i8.2.2.1_\(646g.gs002\) cpe:2.3:o:quantum:scalar_i500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quantum scalar_i500 5u cpe:2.3:h:quantum:scalar_i500:5u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quantum scalar_i500 14u cpe:2.3:h:quantum:scalar_i500:14u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quantum scalar_i500 23u cpe:2.3:h:quantum:scalar_i500:23u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2959

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