CVE-2014-6256

Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and place files in a directory with public (1) read or (2) execute access via a move action, aka ZEN-15386.

Published: 2014-12-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6256 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.51%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-6256

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 0.20% 1.51% +1.31%
2 2025-10-19 0.25% 0.20% -0.05%
3 2025-03-23 0.25%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-6256

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-2014-6256

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2014-6256

  • Zenoss (2016-03-21T11:44:57.293)

    Addressed in 5.0

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-6256

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zenoss zenoss_core <= 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:*:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 4.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 4.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 4.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:5.0.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zenoss zenoss_core 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core:5.0.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-6256

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