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CVE-2014-9682

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9682 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in the dns-sync module for Node.js, affecting versions prior to 0.1.1. Attackers can achieve arbitrary command execution by injecting shell metacharacters into the first argument of the resolve API function. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no known public exploits like Metasploit or Nuclei exist, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dns-sync_project:dns-sync:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0284 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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 (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: dns-syncFixed in: 0.1.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-q5pq-pgrv-fh89critical

dns-sync command injection vulnerability

Oct 24, 2017

References

github.com / skoranga/node-dns-sync/commit/d9abaae384b198db1095735ad9c1c73d7b890a0d
github.com / skoranga/node-dns-sync/issues/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/6