CVE-2014-1928

Exp

The shell_quote function in python-gnupg 0.3.5 does not properly escape characters, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors, as demonstrated using "\" (backslash) characters to form multi-command sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1927. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7323.

Published: 2014-10-25 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-1928 is rated Exploit Available (51.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-1928

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1928

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.75% 0.20% -1.55%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.75% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1928

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1928

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-1928

GHSA-2jc8-4r6g-282j · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — python-gnupg's shell_quote function does not properly escape characters

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-1928

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-1928 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-gnupg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1928
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-1928 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-gnupg), 11 status rows across 11 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety): ignored 5, not-affected 3, DNE 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1928

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1928

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
python-gnupg_project python-gnupg <= 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:python-gnupg_project:python-gnupg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1928

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