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CVE-2014-4992

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

lib/cap-strap/helpers.rb in the cap-strap gem 0.1.5 for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Affected products

• Cap-Strap Project Cap-Strap: 0.1.5

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/9
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
• http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/cap-strap-0.1.5.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/9
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
• http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/cap-strap-0.1.5.html

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