CVE-2014-8270

BMC Track-It! 11.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code by creating an account whose name matches that of a local system account, then performing a password reset.

Published: 2014-12-12 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8270 is rated Moderate Risk (58.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 65.70%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8270

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 2026-01-17 62.08% 65.70% +3.63%
2 2025-03-30 65.77% 62.08% -3.70%
3 2025-03-29 65.77%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8270

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8270

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8270

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bmc track-it\! 11.3 cpe:2.3:a:bmc:track-it\!:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8270

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