Enlightenment before 0.17.6 might allow local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the gdb method.
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
Enlightenment before 0.17.6 might allow local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the gdb method.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00357 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-2014-1846
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wmh-q89w-8m99
References
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-2014-01446 An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-1846 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1846 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5wmh-q89w-8m99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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