TI-2014-03852 Aliases CVE-2014-4677 GHSA-9mxj-5p25-8xf4

The installPackage function in the installerHelper subcomponent in Libmacgpg in GPG Suite…

LOW 35CWE-77Published 2017-02-22 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
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-77.

Summary

The installPackage function in the installerHelper subcomponent in Libmacgpg in GPG Suite before 2015.06 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the xmlPath argument.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00645 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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:gpgtools:libmacgpg::::::::	up to 0.6	Vulnerable	Gpgtools

cpe:2.3:a:gpgtools:libmacgpg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6 Vulnerable ·Gpgtools

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4677
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mxj-5p25-8xf4
2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://bierbaumer.net/security/cve-2014-4677/

Advisory 1

https://gpgtools.org/releases/gpgsuite/2015.08/release-notes.html

Sources

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