Is CVE-2014-7989 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-7989 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-7989?

CVE-2014-7989 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-7989

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Cisco Unified Computing System on B-Series blade servers allows local users to gain shell privileges via a crafted (1) ping6 or (2) traceroute6 command, aka Bug ID CSCuq38176.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-7838)
Published: November 7, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-7838 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / b200 m3
cisco / b200 m4
cisco / b22 m3
cisco / b230 m2
cisco / b260 m4
cisco / b420 m3
cisco / b440 m2
cisco / b460 m4

References

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

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