What is CVE-2014-1845?

CVE-2014-1845 is a high-severity vulnerability in Enlightenment, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2014-1845?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Enlightenment

CVE-2014-1845

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.

Published 2018-04-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Enlightenment

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91216 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
git.enlightenment.org/core/enlightenment.git/commit/ (Patch)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/03/19 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
git.enlightenment.org/core/enlightenment.git/commit/ (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1845?: CVE-2014-1845 is a high-severity vulnerability in Enlightenment, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2014-1845?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.