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CVE-2014-3486

The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib...

6.9 Medium

The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV2.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV2.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name.

Record
CVE-2014-3486
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV2.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name.

Record
CVE-2014-3486
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3493 No score

The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV2.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name.

Record
EUVD-2014-3493
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r83-3x2w-gg64 No score

The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib...

The (1) shell_exec function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV1.rb and (2) temp_cmd_file function in lib/util/MiqSshUtilV2.rb in Red Hat CloudForms 3.0 Management Engine (CFME) before 5.2.4.2 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name.

Record
GHSA-4r83-3x2w-gg64
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cfme
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
cfme-appliance
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
cfme-debuginfo
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
cfme-lib
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
mingw32-cfme-host
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
0:5.2.4.2-1.el6cf
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5::el6
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 1:3.2.13-8.el6cf
1:3.2.13-8.el6cf

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2014-3486 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Redhat Cloudforms 3.0 Management Engine, published July 7, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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