CVE-2014-1973

Directory traversal vulnerability in the NextApp File Explorer application before 2.1.0.3 for Android allows remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a crafted filename.

Published: 2014-07-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-1973 is rated Moderate Risk (48.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.86%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.65% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1973

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 2026-06-15 0.21% 1.86% +1.65%
2 2025-10-16 0.29% 0.21% -0.08%
3 2025-03-23 0.29%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1973

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1973

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1973

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nextapp file_explorer <= 2.0.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:nextapp:file_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1973

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