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CVE-2014-7208

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Affected products

• Gparted: before 0.15.0 — fixed in 0.15.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gparted 0.15.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/77
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/77
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html

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