Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and place files in a directory with public (1) r
Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and place files in a directory with public (1) read or (2) execute access via a move action, aka ZEN-15386.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Dec 15, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.5% · 73th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| zenoss | zenoss core | cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss_core |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- zenoss zenoss coreup to 5.0.0 inclusive
- zenoss zenoss core2.4.0
- zenoss zenoss core2.4.5
- zenoss zenoss core2.5.0
- zenoss zenoss core2.5.1
- zenoss zenoss core2.5.2
- zenoss zenoss core3.0.0
- zenoss zenoss core3.0.1
- zenoss zenoss core3.0.2
- zenoss zenoss core3.0.3
- zenoss zenoss core3.1.0
- zenoss zenoss core3.2.0
- zenoss zenoss core3.2.1
- zenoss zenoss core4.2.0
- zenoss zenoss core4.2.3
- zenoss zenoss core4.2.4
- zenoss zenoss core4.2.5
- zenoss zenoss core5.0.0
Same product
zenoss: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-6261Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 does not properly implement the Check For Updates feature, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c43Plan
- CVE-2014-6262Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the python module in RRDtool, as used in Zenoss Core before 4.2.5 and other products, allow remote32Monitor
- CVE-2014-9249The default configuration of Zenoss Core before 5 allows remote attackers to read or modify database information by connecting to unspecifie30Monitor
- CVE-2014-9386Zenoss Core before 4.2.5 SP161 sets an infinite lifetime for the session ID cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack ses28Monitor
- CVE-2014-6260Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 does not require a password for modifying the pager command string, which allows remote attackers to execute ar28Monitor
- CVE-2014-9385Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbi27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/449452
- docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dHAc4PxUbs-4Dxzm1wSCE0sMz5UCMY6SW3PlMHSyuuQ/edit?usp=sharing
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.