CVE-2014-7951

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Android debug bridge (aka adb) in Android 4.0.4 allows...

4.6 MediumPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Android debug bridge (aka adb) in Android 4.0.4 allows physically proximate attackers with a direct connection to the target Android device to write to arbitrary files owned by system via a .. (dot dot) in the tar archive headers.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Physical
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.09%Down 7.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.6

Record: CVE-2014-7951
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Record: CVE-2014-7951
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-7801No score

Record: EUVD-2014-7801
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hc8g-h86v-jpf84.6

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Android debug bridge (aka adb) in Android 4.0.4 allows...

Record: GHSA-hc8g-h86v-jpf8
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	ADB - Backup Archive File Overwrite Directory Traversal	2015-04-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2014-7951 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Google Android, published February 20, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.