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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L N R U H H H 8.8 .9962 99.9 YES
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed n/a n/a – —
TIMELINE Sep 9 Reserved by debian Sep 30 Published (CNA: debian) Oct 2 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-10-23
GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-026 does not properly parse function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, and CVE-2014-6277.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2014 | Reserved | Reserved by debian |
| September 30, 2014 | Published | Published (CNA: debian) |
| October 2, 2025 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-10-23 |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | — | n/a | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2014-6278 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-78
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