CVE-2014-7208 describes a critical vulnerability in GParted versions prior to 0.15.0, where local users can achieve root privilege escalation. This is possible by injecting shell metacharacters into a crafted filesystem label, leading to arbitrary command execution. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with no authentication required, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not observed in active exploitation (KEV: No), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB (EDB-35595), and despite its age, it carries a high FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100, indicating significant potential impact if exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gparted:gparted:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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