What is CVE-2019-14257?

CVE-2019-14257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zenoss, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-14257?

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

Vulnerability in Zenoss

CVE-2019-14257

pyraw in Zenoss 2.5.3 allows local privilege escalation by modifying environment variables to redirect execution before privileges are dropped, aka ZEN-31765.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Zenoss — versions 2.5.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14257?: CVE-2019-14257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zenoss, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-14257?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.