An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to…
Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging failure to properly sanitize the environment.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00359 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:enlightenment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.17.6 | Vulnerable | Enlightenment |
- cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:enlightenment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.17.6 Vulnerable ·Enlightenment
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1845
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w3w7-92w5-6f8r
References
Patch 2
More Enlightenment vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-17535 enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-01447 Enlightenment before 0.17.6 might allow local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the gdb method. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-1845 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1845 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w3w7-92w5-6f8r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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