CVE-2014-5340

31

FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5340 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the WATO component of Check_MK versions prior to 1.2.4p4 and 1.2.5i4. This flaw stems from the unsafe use of the Python pickle module, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by submitting a specially crafted serialized object via an automation URL. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but granting complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		<= 1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk::p3::::::*
		1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:::::::*
		1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:p1::::::
		1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:p2::::::
		1.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.5:i1::::::

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

CvssVersion

2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

6.14%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

92.7%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0614 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (40)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Native Client for RHEL 5 for Red Hat StorageFixed in: glusterfs-0:3.7.1-11.el5

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Native Client for RHEL 6 for Red Hat StorageFixed in: glusterfs-0:3.7.1-11.el6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: augeas-0:1.0.0-10.el6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: check-mk-0:1.2.6p1-3.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: clufter-0:0.11.2-1.el6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: cluster-0:3.0.12.1-73.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: clustermon-0:0.16.2-31.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: corosync-0:1.4.7-2.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: ctdb2.5-0:2.5.5-7.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: fence-virt-0:0.2.3-19.el6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: glusterfs-0:3.7.1-11.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: gluster-nagios-addons-0:0.2.4-4.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: gluster-nagios-common-0:0.2.0-1.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: gstatus-0:0.64-3.1.el6rhs

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: libqb-0:0.17.1-1.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: libtalloc-0:2.1.1-4.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: libvirt-0:0.10.2-54.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: nagios-plugins-0:1.4.16-12.el6rhs

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: nagios-server-addons-0:0.2.1-4.el6rhs

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: nfs-ganesha-0:2.2.0-5.el6rhs

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: nrpe-0:2.15-4.1.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: openais-0:1.1.1-7.el6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-4.el6ost

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: pacemaker-0:1.1.12-8.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: pcs-0:0.9.139-9.el6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: pnp4nagios-0:0.6.22-2.1.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: pynag-0:0.9.1-1.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: python-blivet-1:1.0.0.2-1.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: python-cpopen-0:1.3-4.el6_5

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: python-eventlet-0:0.14.0-1.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: python-greenlet-0:0.4.2-1.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: python-keystoneclient-1:0.9.0-5.el6ost

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: python-prettytable-0:0.7.2-1.el6

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: python-pyudev-0:0.15-2.el6rhs

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Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: redhat-storage-logos-0:60.0.20-1.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: redhat-storage-server-0:3.1.0.3-1.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: resource-agents-0:3.9.5-24.el6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: ricci-0:0.16.2-81.el6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: userspace-rcu-0:0.7.9-2.el6rhs

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: vdsm-0:4.16.20-1.2.el6rhs

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-5340Important

check-mk: multiple flaws fixed in versions 1.2.4p4 and 1.2.5i4

References

mathias-kettner.de / check_mk_werks.php

PatchVendor Advisory

packetstormsecurity.com / files/127941/Deutsche-Telekom-CERT-Advisory-DTC-A-20140820-001.html

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1495.html

securityfocus.com / archive/1/533180/100/0/threaded