6.8

CVE-2014-2886: nongnu gksu

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2886
Published 18-09-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2886 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in nongnu gksu. EPSS estimates a 2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GKSu 2.0.2, when sudo-mode is not enabled, uses " (double quote) characters in a gksu-run-helper argument, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in certain situations involving an untrusted substring within this argument, as demonstrated by an untrusted filename encountered during installation of a VirtualBox extension pack.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.19% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (community.rapid7.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Nongnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • gksuAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

6 links