HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31, when the PAM configuration includes libpam_updbe, allows remote authenticated users to bypass authe…

published 2014-12-10 11y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-7729

cvss: 8.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.7%; EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits: 0; none known

HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31, when the PAM configuration includes libpam_updbe, allows remote authenticated users to bypass authentication, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

links 1

h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c045117… advisory

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Exploit prediction

4.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	8.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

h20564.www2.hp.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04511778
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-7879
NVD CVE-2014-7879

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