CVE-2014-5073

Exp

vmtadmin.cgi in VMTurbo Operations Manager before 4.6 build 28657 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the fileDate parameter in a DOWN call.

Published: 2014-08-29 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-5073 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 73.45%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-5073

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5073

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 88.27% 73.45% -14.82%
2 2025-05-05 86.45% 88.27% +1.82%
3 2025-03-30 86.45%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5073

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5073

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-5073

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html" target="_blank">CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5073

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmturbo operations_manager <= 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmturbo:operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmturbo operations_manager 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmturbo:operations_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmturbo operations_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmturbo:operations_manager:4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmturbo operations_manager 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmturbo:operations_manager:4.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5073

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