CVE-2014-8990

default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

7.5 HighFix available

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

Exploit likelihood

5.24%Up 3.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

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

Record: CVE-2014-8990
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

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

Record: CVE-2014-8990
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-8817No score

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

Record: EUVD-2014-8817
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2jg7-cr9w-6gw3No score

default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

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

Record: GHSA-2jg7-cr9w-6gw3
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVNo score

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

Record: CVE-2014-8990
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8990No score

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8990
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-8990No score

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

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8990
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`lsyncd` Debian:12	before 2.1.5-2	2.1.5-2
`lsyncd` Debian:13	before 2.1.5-2	2.1.5-2
`lsyncd` Debian:7	before 2.0.7-3+deb7u1, plus listed versions 2.0.7-3	2.0.7-3+deb7u1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2014-8990 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Lsyncd Project Lsyncd, published December 5, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.24%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in lsyncd 2.1.5-2.

References

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