CVE-2014-5455

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 58.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2014-08-25 16:00Z12 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-28 17:46Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2014-08-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or ElementBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7d6b42ca8ea194d3e33bb79f35dfca4768c50cb7fe2febac6dd17f26616bec1e

• www.exploit-db.com34037http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34037exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• www.zeroscience.mkhttp://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5192.phpx_refsource_MISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127439/OpenVPN-Private-Tunnel-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• h20566.www2.hp.comHPSBGN3551https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05325943vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
• osvdb.org109007http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109007vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
• github.comhttps://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909/commits/ace34f1cf94602f31760d3eb7ae68e17df8f914dx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909x_refsource_MISC