Is CVE-2014-3251 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-3251 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-3251?

CVE-2014-3251 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-3251

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

The MCollective aes_security plugin, as used in Puppet Enterprise before 3.3.0 and Mcollective before 2.5.3, does not properly validate new server certificates based on the CA certificate, which allows local users to establish unauthorized Mcollective connections via unspecified vectors related to a race condition.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362
EPSS score: 0.2% (7th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-3264)
Published: August 12, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3264 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

puppet / puppet enterprise
puppetlabs / mcollective

References

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

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