Is CVE-2014-8990 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8990 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8990?

CVE-2014-8990 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2014-8990

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 5.2%EU EUVD

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

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-77
EPSS score: 5.2% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8817)
Published: December 5, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8817 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
lsyncd project / lsyncd

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145114.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145131.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62321
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3130(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/5(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71179(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/18f02ad013b41a72753912155ae2ba72f2a53e52(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch)
https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/commit/e6016b3748370878778b8f0b568d5281cc248aa4(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch)
https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd/issues/220(Issue Tracking, Patch)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-05

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

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