CVE-2014-1928
The shell_quote function in python-gnupg 0.3.5 does not properly escape characters, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 0.61%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 50% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The shell_quote function in python-gnupg 0.3.5 does not properly escape characters, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors, as demonstrated using "\" (backslash) characters to form multi-command sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1927. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7323.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 9 months later
· 9 months later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.61% · top 50% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIpython-gnupgGHSA-2jc8-4r6g-282j (opens in a new tab)
References
7
- 56616 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140204 Re: CVE request: python-gnupg before 0.3.5 shell injection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-2946 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/python-gnupg/issues/detail?id=98 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/python-gnupg/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140209 Re: CVE request: python-gnupg before 0.3.5 shell injection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 59031 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-0089 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2jc8-4r6g-282j (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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