What is CVE-2014-7302?

CVE-2014-7302 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Sgi Tempo, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2014-7302?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP Sgi Tempo

CVE-2014-7302

SGI Tempo, as used on SGI ICE-X systems, uses weak permissions for certain files, which allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files by executing /opt/sgi/sgimc/bin/vx.

Published 2020-01-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Sgi Tempo

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/129465/SGI-Tempo-vx-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.h… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/2014/12/02/sgi-suid-root-privilege-escalati… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7302?: CVE-2014-7302 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Sgi Tempo, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2014-7302?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.