Is CVE-2014-2959 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2959 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2959?

CVE-2014-2959 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2014-2959

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD

logViewer.htm on the Dell ML6000 tape backup system with firmware before i8.2.0.2 (641G.GS103) and the Quantum Scalar i500 tape backup system with firmware before i8.2.2.1 (646G.GS002) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a pathname parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 3.0% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-2981)
Published: June 2, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-2981 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / powervault ml6000
dell / powervault ml6000
dell / powervault ml6000 firmware
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500 firmware

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59019
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124908(US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67751

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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