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CVE-2014-8990

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.24% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-12-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2014-8990
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.24%

Original NVD Description

default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.