{"cve":"CVE-2014-4992","nvd":{"published":"2018-01-10T18:29:00.260","modified":"2026-06-17T00:10:52.997","status":"Modified","description":"lib/cap-strap/helpers.rb in the cap-strap gem 0.1.5 for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/9","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5","http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/cap-strap-0.1.5.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/9","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5"],"products":["cap-strap_project:cap-strap"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-4992","score":0.00522,"percentile":0.44304,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-pcm6-g2qp-9gw8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pcm6-g2qp-9gw8","summary":"Cap-Strap gem for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line","modified":"2023-11-08T03:57:42.465634Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"cap-strap","purl":"pkg:gem/cap-strap","ranges":["0.1.5"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}