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CVE-2014-2591
Untrusted search path vulnerability in BMC Patrol for AIX 3.9.00 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to…
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 1.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 29% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in BMC Patrol for AIX 3.9.00 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to an incorrect RPATH setting.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 51 days later
· 51 days 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 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
2
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2591/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20140414 CVE-2014-2591 - SetUID/SetGID Programs Allow Privilege Escalation Via Insecure RPATH in BMC Patrol for AIX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_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-2014-2623 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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