CVE-2014-2079
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain...
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
- Record
CVE-2014-2079- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
- Record
CVE-2014-2079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2119 No score
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
- Record
EUVD-2014-2119- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgg2-xp4r-28h4
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain...
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
- Record
GHSA-rgg2-xp4r-28h4- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
- Record
CVE-2014-2079- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-2079
X File Explorer (aka xfe) might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain access to arbitrary files by leveraging failure to use directory masks when creating files on Samba and NFS shares.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2079- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-2079 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in X File Explorer Project File Explorer, published July 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in xfe 1.37-2.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069066
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=739536
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91519
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/24/5
securityfocus.com/bid/65748
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2079
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rgg2-xp4r-28h4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2079