Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Actual Analyzer versions through 2014-08-29 can allow remote code execution when attacker-controlled input reaches an eval operation with shell metacharacters. The business risk is full compromise of affected exposed systems. The source bundle does not identify a vendor patch or supported product metadata.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent if the product is present or externally reachable. The potential impact is system takeover, but confidence depends on confirming whether this legacy software exists in the environment.
Technical view
CVE-2014-5470 is a critical CWE-77 command-injection style flaw. CVSS 3.1 is 9.8: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to environments still running Actual Analyzer through 2014-08-29, especially internet-accessible instances. The bundle lacks CPEs, vendor details, and deployment context, so asset confirmation requires local inventory checks.
Exploitation context
Exploit-DB and Vulmon references are listed, indicating public exploit information exists. The CVE is not marked CISA KEV in the bundle, and no cited source here confirms active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The CVE record gives strong severity and root-cause signals but sparse product metadata. Avoid assuming patch status. Use the exploit references only to understand affected behavior and detection needs, not to validate offensively.
Mitigation direction
- Identify and prioritize any Actual Analyzer deployments.
- Check vendor or project guidance for fixed versions or retirement advice.
- Remove internet exposure until remediation is confirmed.
- Apply compensating controls around affected interfaces.
- Retire unsupported instances if no maintained fix exists.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Actual Analyzer exists in asset inventory.
- Verify version or build date against 2014-08-29.
- Check whether the service is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review logs for suspicious input-handling errors or unexpected process activity.
- Document whether vendor remediation guidance is available.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-77: Command execution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupExecution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vulmon.com/exploitdetails?qidtp=exploitdb&qid=35549CVE reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35549CVE reference
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.