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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-0240 · published 27 May 2014

CVE-2014-0240: Modwsgi mod wsgi permissions and access controls vulnerability

MModwsgi · Mod Wsgi

The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to the number of running processes.

6.2 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.41% · top 67.2% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
6.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.41%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to the number of running processes.

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-0240), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.