Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2014-9733 affects nw.js before 0.11.5. A remote attacker may be able to simulate user input events inside a normal frame, with unspecified impact. The public record is sparse, so urgency depends on whether your organization still ships or runs legacy nw.js applications.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted legacy-risk review rather than an emergency. Prioritize if the organization distributes or runs old nw.js desktop applications, especially where untrusted remote content is displayed.
Technical view
The CVE states that nw.js versions before 0.11.5 allowed simulated user input events in a normal frame. The attack vectors and impact are not described. No CVSS, CWE, CPE, or detailed affected product metadata is provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in legacy desktop applications built on nw.js before 0.11.5. Modern nw.js-based applications should verify their embedded runtime version, because application packaging can hide outdated framework components.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not show active exploitation, public exploit availability, or KEV listing. The description only says remote attackers may have unspecified impact through unknown vectors, so exploitation conditions cannot be reliably assessed from this bundle.
Researcher notes
The source record lacks vectors, impact detail, CVSS, CWE, and exact affected CPEs. Analysis should stay bounded to nw.js before 0.11.5 and avoid assuming browser, Chromium, or Electron exposure without separate evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory applications that embed or bundle nw.js.
- Confirm whether any runtime is older than nw.js 0.11.5.
- Upgrade affected nw.js runtimes to 0.11.5 or later where supported.
- Check nw.js project guidance and changelog for version-specific remediation notes.
- Retire unsupported applications that cannot safely update their bundled runtime.
Validation and detection
- Extract the packaged nw.js runtime version from desktop application builds.
- Compare detected versions against the fixed threshold of 0.11.5.
- Review SBOMs or build manifests for legacy nw.js dependencies.
- Confirm deployed packages match the remediated runtime version.
- Document applications where version evidence is unavailable.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/blob/nw11/CHANGELOG.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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