CVE-2014-2886

GKSu 2.0.2, when sudo-mode is not enabled, uses " (double quote) characters in a gksu-run-helper...

6.8 Medium

GKSu 2.0.2, when sudo-mode is not enabled, uses " (double quote) characters in a gksu-run-helper argument, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in certain situations involving an untrusted substring within this argument, as demonstrated by an untrusted filename encountered during installation of a VirtualBox extension pack.

Exploit likelihood

2.19%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2014-2886
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-2886
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-2910 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-2910
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh92-rf7g-fr5m No score

GKSu 2.0.2, when sudo-mode is not enabled, uses " (double quote) characters in a gksu-run-helper...

Record: GHSA-fh92-rf7g-fr5m
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2886 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2886
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

nongnu gksu

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gksu` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.2-6ubuntu2	None known
`gksu` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.2-9ubuntu1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-2886 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Nongnu Gksu, published September 18, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.19%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.