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high 7.8

CVE-2014-4992 json

Cap-Strap gem for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-pcm6-g2qp-9gw8 , EUVD-2018-0182

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

lib/cap-strap/helpers.rb in the cap-strap gem 0.1.5 for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

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Exploit prediction

0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • vapid.dhs.org http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/cap-strap-0.1.5.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
rubygems cap-strap
1 listed version
 no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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