The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows…
Priority LOW 39CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0198 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2029
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8ch9-48h9-cqjf
References
More Percona Toolkit vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-00929 The version checking subroutine in percona-toolkit before 2.2.13 and xtrabackup before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2024-07140 Misuse of SHA256 to create an encryption key CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2014-2029 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2029 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8ch9-48h9-cqjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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