CVE-2014-4677

7.8 highEPSS 0.6%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 50% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-77
Published: 2017-02-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

gpgtools:libmacgpg

References

https://bierbaumer.net/security/cve-2014-4677/
https://gpgtools.org/releases/gpgsuite/2015.08/release-notes.html
https://bierbaumer.net/security/cve-2014-4677/
https://gpgtools.org/releases/gpgsuite/2015.08/release-notes.html

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