Exploited· due 2022-07-28
CVE-2014-6271
GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash)
GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute code.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-07-28. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2022-01-28
- Added to KEV
- 2022-01-28
- Remediation due
- 2022-07-28
- Sources
- CISA KEV