CVE-2014-4634

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC Replication Manager through 5.5.2 and AppSync before 2.1.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application with a name composed of an initial substring of a path that contains a space character.

Published: 2014-12-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-4634 is rated Low Risk (23.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4634

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 2025-04-11 0.15% 0.06% -0.09%
2 2025-03-30 0.15% 0.15% +0.00%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4634

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-2014-4634

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-4634

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/428.html" target="_blank">CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4634

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc appsync <= 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:appsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager <= 5.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager 5.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager 5.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc replication_manager 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:replication_manager:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4634

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