mod_wsgi before 4.2.4 for Apache, when creating a daemon process group, does not properly handle when group privileges cannot be dropped, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8583 is rated Low Risk (39/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 0.11% | 0.40% | +0.30% |
| 2 | 2025-12-08 | 0.04% | 0.11% | +0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2014-8583 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mod-wsgi), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8583 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2014-8583: 1 GLSA(s) (201612-49), 1 atom(s) (www-apache/mod_wsgi); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-8583 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8583 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-8583 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mod-wsgi), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 4, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8583 |