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TI-2019-10616 Aliases CVE-2019-14257GHSA-rwrc-9gjv-85pj

pyraw in Zenoss 2.5.3 allows local privilege escalation by modifying environment…

Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-264.

Summary

pyraw in Zenoss 2.5.3 allows local privilege escalation by modifying environment variables to redirect execution before privileges are dropped, aka ZEN-31765.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00644 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableZenoss
  • cpe:2.3:a:zenoss:zenoss:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Zenoss

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14257
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwrc-9gjv-85pj
  3. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-10617 The XML-RPC subsystem in Zenoss 2.5.3 allows XXE attacks that lead to unauthenticated… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-00681 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Zenoss 2.3.3, and other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2010-00680 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in zport/dmd/Events/getJSONEventsInfo in Zenoss… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2014-03038 Open redirect vulnerability in zport/acl_users/cookieAuthHelper/login_form in Zenoss… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2014-03037 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zenoss 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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