CVE-2014-7226

Exp

The file comment feature in Rejetto HTTP File Server (hfs) 2.3c and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with certain invalid UTF-8 byte sequences that are interpreted as executable macro symbols.

Published: 2014-10-10 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-7226 is rated High Exploit Risk (76/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.99%, 92th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-7226

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
34852 exploit_db edb 2014-10-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-7226

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 2026-05-26 8.06% 6.99% -1.07%
2 2025-03-31 22.63% 8.06% -14.57%
3 2025-03-30 — 22.63% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-7226

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-2014-7226

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-7226

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rejetto http_file_server <= 2.3c cpe:2.3:a:rejetto:http_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-7226

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