What is CVE-2014-4651?

CVE-2014-4651 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Jclouds, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2014-4651?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apache Jclouds

CVE-2014-4651

It was found that the jclouds scriptbuilder Statements class wrote a temporary file to a predictable location. An attacker could use this flaw to access sensitive data, cause a denial of service, or perform other attacks.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-02-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Jclouds — versions Apache jclouds before 1.8.0
Apache Jclouds

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/579 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-612 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-4651?: CVE-2014-4651 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Jclouds, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2014-4651?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.