What is CVE-2014-6274?

CVE-2014-6274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Git-Annex, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2014-6274?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Git-Annex

CVE-2014-6274

git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Git-annex — versions 3.20121126
Git-annex_project Git-annex

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

security@debian.org (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-6274?: CVE-2014-6274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Git-Annex, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2014-6274?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.