VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-5002

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The lynx gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes.

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