CVE-2014-6261

Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 does not properly implement the Check For Updates feature, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) spoofing the callhome server or (2) deploying a crafted web site that is visited during a login session, aka ZEN-12657.

Published: 2014-12-15 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-6261 is rated High Risk (76.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.68%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +16.69% 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-2014-6261

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 2.99% 19.68% +16.69%
2 2025-10-20 1.86% 2.99% +1.13%
3 2025-06-08 — 1.86% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-6261

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-6261

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2014-6261

  • Zenoss (2016-03-21T12:01:15.387)

    Addressed in 5.1.2

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-6261

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-2014-6261

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