CVE-2014-6260

Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 does not require a password for modifying the pager command string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service (paging outage) by leveraging an unattended workstation, aka ZEN-15412.

Published: 2014-12-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-6260 is rated Moderate Risk (54.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.77%). EPSS rose +1.28% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-6260

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 0.49% 1.77% +1.28%
2 2025-10-20 1.08% 0.49% -0.58%
3 2025-05-08 — 1.08% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-6260

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-6260

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2014-6260

  • Zenoss (2016-03-21T12:00:20.787)

    Addressed in versions 5.1.1, 4.2.5.SP650, and 4.2.4.SP854

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-6260

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-2014-6260

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