CVE-2014-5160

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in crs.exe in the Cell Request Service in HP Data Protector allow remote attackers to create arbitrary files via an opcode-1091 request, or create or delete arbitrary files via an opcode-305 request. NOTE: the vendor reportedly asserts that this behavior is "by design.

Published: 2014-08-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5160 is rated High Risk (65/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 34.77%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +10.05% 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-2014-5160

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 24.71% 34.77% +10.05%
2 2026-05-17 30.04% 24.71% -5.32%
3 2025-09-14 — 30.04% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5160

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5160

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5160

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp data_protector 6.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp data_protector 6.11 cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5160

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