CVE-2014-9682

The dns-sync module before 0.1.1 for node.js allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the first argument to the resolve API function.

Published: 2015-02-28 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9682 is rated High Risk (71.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.92%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.88% 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-2014-9682

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 1.04% 2.92% +1.88%
2 2025-05-02 0.36% 1.04% +0.68%
3 2025-03-30 0.36%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9682

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9682

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-9682

GHSA-q5pq-pgrv-fh89 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: npm — dns-sync command injection vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9682

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dns-sync_project dns-sync <= 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:dns-sync_project:dns-sync:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9682

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