CVE-2014-3986
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
- Record
CVE-2014-3986- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
- Record
CVE-2014-3986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3919 No score
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3919- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86cx-5fmh-r6xm No score
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
- Record
GHSA-86cx-5fmh-r6xm- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
- Record
CVE-2014-3986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986 No score
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986- 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-2014-3986 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Cisofy Lynis, published June 8, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in lynis 1.5.5-1.
References
cisofy.com/files/lynis-1.5.5.tar.gz
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/07/3
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3986
github.com/advisories/GHSA-86cx-5fmh-r6xm
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3986