HIGH
condor: mailx invocation enables code execution as condor user
Published Jan 31, 2020
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.08%
Description
The scheduler in HTCondor before 8.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
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- Version before 8.2.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2
condor-0:7.8.9-0.11.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0036
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
condor-0:7.8.10-0.2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0035
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 v. 2 | condor-0:7.8.9-0.11.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | condor-0:7.8.10-0.2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0035 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.08% 0.03080
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03080
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.08% (0.03080) | 87.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.08% (0.03080) | 85.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.45% (0.01451) | 78.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.70% (0.05698) | 83.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.55% (0.01546) | 80.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00933) | 83.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00933) | 82.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00933) | 80.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00659) | 76.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00553) | 74.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 88.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 87.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 74.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0035.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0036.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8126 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169800 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8126
- https://www-auth.cs.wisc.edu/lists/htcondor-users/2015-January/msg00034.shtml x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8126
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0035.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0036.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8126 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169800 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8126 | ||
| https://www-auth.cs.wisc.edu/lists/htcondor-users/2015-January/msg00034.shtml | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8126 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 31, 2020
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 10, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8126
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a