GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesyste…

published 2014-12-19 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-7081

cvss: 7.2; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

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

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 1

gparted gparted 0.15.0

gparted Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.16.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7208

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-7208 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 5.2

gparted: unsafe OS command execution

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

2014-12-19 Published
2014-12-23 First public exploit (EDB-35595)

Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-35595 GParted 0.14.1 - OS Command Execution local, 2014-12-23
seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/77 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/77
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-7208
NVD CVE-2014-7208

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Summary