CVE-2014-4678

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

5.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 91.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2020-02-20 02:49Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 11:27Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2014-06-26

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

79f881993bf8b2fa34b1a775889782e7d4ec77b99c921403538ae9328b30ca4b

• github.comhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916x_refsource_MISC
• groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJx_refsource_MISC
• security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678x_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30x_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2x_refsource_MISC
• www.rapid7.comhttps://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678x_refsource_MISC
• www.rapid7.comhttps://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5x_refsource_MISC