CVE-2014-2886 describes a command injection vulnerability in GKSu 2.0.2 when sudo-mode is disabled. This flaw arises from the improper handling of double quotes in a gksu-run-helper argument, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands, particularly when processing untrusted filenames, such as during VirtualBox extension pack installations. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity and potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nongnu:gksu:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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