CVE-2014-7208

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via...

7.2 HighPublic exploitFix available

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Exploit likelihood

1.11%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Record: CVE-2014-7208
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Record: CVE-2014-7208
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-7081 No score

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Record: EUVD-2014-7081
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gcm-82p2-f4qv No score

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via...

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Record: GHSA-6gcm-82p2-f4qv
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Record: CVE-2014-7208
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-7208 No score

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7208
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-7208 No score

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7208
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gparted

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gparted` Debian:12	before 0.16.1-1	0.16.1-1
`gparted` Debian:13	before 0.16.1-1	0.16.1-1
`gparted` Debian:14	before 0.16.1-1	0.16.1-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	GParted 0.14.1 - OS Command Execution	2014-12-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-7208 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Gparted, published December 19, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in gparted 0.16.1-1.

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

Public exploits

History

In short

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