CVE-2014-8162

XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5...

7.5 HighFix available

XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Exploit likelihood

2.67%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2014-8162
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-8162
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-8003 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-8003
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4x8-hgr8-2fhj No score

XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5...

Record: GHSA-r4x8-hgr8-2fhj
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0928-1 No score

Recommended update for sm-ncc-sync-data

This update for sm-ncc-sync-data contains the following changes:

* Add SUSE Cloud 4 channels. (bnc#883057)
* Fix parent label of the LTSS channel for SLMS.

Record: SUSE-SU-2015:0928-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0945-1 No score

Security update for spacewalk-java, spacewalk-setup

The spacewalk-java and spacewalk-setup packages were updated to fix one security issue:

* CVE-2014-8162: RPC API XML External Entities file disclosure.
  (bsc#922525)

Security Issues:

* CVE-2014-8162
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8162>

Record: SUSE-SU-2015:0945-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`spacewalk-java` Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6	before 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat	0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
`spacewalk-java-config` Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6	before 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat	0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
`spacewalk-java-lib` Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6	before 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat	0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
`spacewalk-java-oracle` Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6	before 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat	0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
`spacewalk-java-postgresql` Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6	before 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat	0:2.3.8-103.el6sat
`spacewalk-setup` Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6	before 0:2.3.0-17.el6sat	0:2.3.0-17.el6sat
`spacewalk-taskomatic` Red Hat:network_satellite:5.7::el6	before 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat	0:2.3.8-103.el6sat

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	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-2014-8162 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Redhat Network Satellite, published September 29, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.67%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in spacewalk-java 0:2.3.8-103.el6sat.

References

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