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.

Published 2019-08-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.8% 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

Zenoss — versions 2.5.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.coalfire.com/The-Coalfire-Blog (Vendor Advisory)
www.coalfire.com/The-Coalfire-Blog/August-2019/Getting-more-from-a-compliance-t… (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.