Is CVE-2014-8169 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-8169 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-8169?

CVE-2014-8169 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-8169?

CVE-2014-8169 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8169?

Upgrade autofs on debian 11 to 5.0.8-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-8169

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

autofsDebian

Fixed in:5.0.8-2CVE-2014-8169

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

lists.opensuse.org

Third-Party Advisory1

rhn.redhat.com

Issue Tracking2

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.