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title: "CVE-2014-8126\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-8126

Publication date 31 January 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8126?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The scheduler in HTCondor before 8.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to
execute arbitrary code.

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that HTCondor ncorrectly invoked the mailx utility. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| condor | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 8.0.5~dfsg.1-1ubuntu1+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8126)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8126)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-8126)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8126)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4771-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4771-1)
+ HTCondor vulnerabilities
+ 15 March 2021

### Other references

* <https://htcondor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/tktview?tn=4764>
* <https://htcondor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/chngview?cn=41878>
* <https://github.com/htcondor/htcondor/commit/e891cea9970496aac74caf72604475a2b7e6a0ca.patch>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8126>