Vulnerability Intelligence Report
GNU Bash OS Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2014-6278
GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 does not properly parse function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, and CVE-2014-6277.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:99.62%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-78 ↗CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | bash | 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.3, 1.14.4, 1.14.5, 1.14.6, 1.14.7, 2.0, 2.01, 2.01.1, 2.02, 2.02.1, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 3.0, 3.0.16, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.48, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Debian GNU/Linux · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2014-09-09T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2014-09-30T10:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2014-09-29 |
| Last Updated | 2025-12-30T20:24:56 |
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