CVE-2014-5457

2.1 LOW 0.3% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

QNAP TS-469U with firmware 4.0.7 Build 20140410, TS-459U, TS-EC1679U-RP, and SS-839 use world-readable permissions for /etc/config/shadow, which allows local users to obtain usernames and hashed passwords by reading the password.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2014-08-25 16:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 00:11 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 2.1 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2014-08-25 16:55 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:11 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-264
Record status: Modified

Affected

Qnap ts-469u Firmware 4.0.7
Qnap ts-469u
Qnap ts-ec1679u-rp Firmware 4.0.7
Qnap ts-ec1679u-rp
Qnap ts-459u Firmware 4.0.7
Qnap ts-459u
Qnap ss-839 Firmware 4.0.7
Qnap ss-839

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.1

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record