CVE-2014-0087

The check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as...

8.8 High

The check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME), allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization and gain privileges by leveraging improper RBAC checking, related to the rbac_user_edit action.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.81%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2014-0087
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-0087
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-0172 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-0172
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-662v-625c-j7qp 8.8

The check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as...

Record: GHSA-662v-625c-j7qp
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat cloudforms management engine

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cfme` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf	0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
`cfme-appliance` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf	0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
`cfme-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf	0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
`cfme-lib` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf	0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
`mingw32-cfme-host` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf	0:5.3.2.6-1.el6cf
`ruby193-rubygem-fog` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.19.0-2.el6cf	0:1.19.0-2.el6cf
`ruby193-rubygem-linux_admin` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:0.9.4-1.el6cf	0:0.9.4-1.el6cf

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2014-0087 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine, published January 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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