What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-7210?

CVE-2014-7210 has a contested CVSS base score of 9.8 from a third party (e.g. CISA-ADP), while the vendor rates it Critical. vuln.today uses the vendor rating as authoritative.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2014-7210?

Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems running Debian in and apply vendor patches immediately. Vendor patch is available.

Pdns CVE-2014-7210

Q: Which versions of Pdns are affected by CVE-2014-7210?

Organizations using Debian in face critical risk from CVE-2014-7210, a incorrect default permissions vulnerability rated CVSS 9.8.. A patch is available.

EUVD-2014-7083 CRITICAL

Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276)

2025-06-26 security@debian.org

Privilege Escalation Debian Ubuntu Debian Linux Pdns

Critical

Disputed · 9.8 NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-276 OWASP Top 10:2025 A01:2025 - Broken Access Control ASVS 5.0 V13 - Configuration Default permission hardening MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	An attacker with limited access can gain administrative or root privileges, enabling full control over the affected system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this represents a critical risk.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A local attacker exploits a vulnerability in a privileged service or misconfigured permissions to escalate from a standard user to root/administrator.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.

Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026

pdns specific as packaged in Debian in version before 3.3.1-1 creates a too privileged MySQL user. It was discovered that the maintainer scripts of pdns-backend-mysql grant too wide database permissions for the pdns user. Other backends are not affected.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)

v1 Mar 15, 2026 - 23:54 CVSS 9.8

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Apply the principle of least privilege. Keep systems patched. Monitor for suspicious privilege changes. Use mandatory access controls (SELinux, AppArmor).

Affected VersionsENISA

pdns 0 <3.3.1-1

Affected Packages

euvd pdns fix: 3.3.1-1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user or process to gain elevated permissions beyond what was originally authorized. This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276).

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL

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

Ubuntu MEDIUM

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Mar 15, 2026 - 23:54 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Jun 26, 2025 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using Debian in face critical risk from CVE-2014-7210, a incorrect default permissions vulnerability rated CVSS 9.8. Attackers could escalate their privileges to gain elevated access beyond their authorized level. A patch is available and should be applied immediately given the critical severity.

Business Impact: Severe

Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.1%

Top 71% exploitable

Data Quality

5 sources

Confidence: Medium

EUVD

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS Vendor

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity CRITICAL

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.1%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

CRITICAL severity

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Out-of-Cycle

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Human Impact

Very High

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +49

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege Escalation HIGH

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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Vendor StatusVendor

Ubuntu

Priority: Medium

pdns

Release	Status	Version
lucid	ignored	end of life
precise	ignored	end of life
upstream	released	3.3.1-1
utopic	not-affected	3.3.1-4
vivid	not-affected	-
wily	not-affected	-
xenial	not-affected	-
yakkety	not-affected	-
zesty	not-affected	-
artful	not-affected	-
bionic	not-affected	-
cosmic	not-affected	-
disco	not-affected	-
trusty	DNE	trusty/esm was DNE [trusty was needed]

Debian

pdns

Release	Status	Fixed Version	Urgency
bullseye	fixed	4.4.1-1	-
bookworm	fixed	4.7.3-2	-
trixie	fixed	4.9.7-1	-
forky, sid	fixed	5.0.3-1	-
squeeze	not-affected	-	-
wheezy	fixed	3.1-4.1+deb7u1	-
(unstable)	fixed	3.3.1-1	-

DLA-492-1

References

Advisories & patches

PATCH https://salsa.debian.org/debian/pdns/-/commit/f0de6b3583039bb63344fbd5eb246939264d7b05 ADVISORY https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/05/msg00046.html ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7210 ADVISORY https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/dla-492-1

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