CVE-2014-2591

Exp

Untrusted search path vulnerability in BMC Patrol for AIX 3.9.00 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to an incorrect RPATH setting.

Published: 2014-05-14 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2591 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.31%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-2591

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2591

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 0.13% 1.31% +1.18%
2 2025-03-22 0.20% 0.13% -0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.20% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2591

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2591

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-2591

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path"

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2591

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bmc patrol_agent 3.9.00 cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:3.9.00:*:*:*:*:aix:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2591

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