What is CVE-2014-2581?

CVE-2014-2581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smb4k Project, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2014-2581?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Smb4k Project

CVE-2014-2581

Smb4K before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via vectors related to the cuid option in the "Additional options" line edit.

Published 2020-01-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Smb4k Project
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 19, 20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

sourceforge.net/projects/smb4k/files/1.1.1/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/25/5 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/133898.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/133901.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
bugs.gentoo.org/505376 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2581?: CVE-2014-2581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smb4k Project, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2014-2581?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.