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CVE-2014-5040

Published: Jan 5, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

HP Helion Eucalyptus 4.1.x before 4.1.2 and HPE Helion Eucalyptus 4.2.x before 4.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify arbitrary (1) access key credentials by leveraging knowledge of a key ID or (2) signing certificates by leveraging knowledge of a certificate ID.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
eucalyptuseucalyptus
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
eucalyptusoss-projectCloud & SaaSaka eucalyptus management console, eustore

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04926463
h20564.www2.hpe.com
https://www.eucalyptus.com/resources/security/advisories/esa-32
eucalyptus.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 5, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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