Shellshock — Apple Mac_os_x RCE
CVE-2014-7169
GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to write to files or possibly have unknown other impact via a cra…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.999 (100.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Arista Eos
- Checkpoint Security_gateway
- Citrix Netscaler_sdx
- Citrix Netscaler_sdx_firmware
- F5 Arx
- F5 Arx_firmware
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager — versions 11.6.0
- F5 Big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager — versions 11.6.0
- F5 Big-ip_analytics — versions 11.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-7169?
- CVE-2014-7169 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2014-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2014-7169?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-7169 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2014-7169 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 83 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.