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CVE-2014-7143

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-7143 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Python Twisted 14.0 where the HTTP client fails to properly respect the trustRoot, leading to potential security bypasses. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this network-exploitable flaw could allow an attacker to achieve high integrity impact without requiring user interaction or complex attack conditions. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
14.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:twisted:twisted:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0261 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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

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 (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: twistedFixed in: 14.0.1

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-3c45-wgjp-7v9rhigh

Python Twisted trustRoot is not respected in HTTP client

Dec 17, 2019
redhatCVE-2014-7143Moderate

python-twisted-web: specified trustRoot not respected

Sep 17, 2014

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/96135
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2014-7143
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/09/22/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory