CVE-2014-7989

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

Cisco Unified Computing System on B-Series blade servers allows local users to gain shell privileges via a crafted (1) ping6 or (2) traceroute6 command, aka Bug ID CSCuq38176.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 6.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.35%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 27
Score date: 10/19/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (8)

Cisco — B200 M3 Cisco — B200 M4 Cisco — B22 M3 Cisco — B230 M2 Cisco — B260 M4 Cisco — B420 M3 Cisco — B440 M2 Cisco — B460 M4

CWEs

CWE-20

References

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