CVE-2014-5470

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2024-06-22. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 10%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Actual Analyzer through 2014-08-29 allows code execution via shell metacharacters because untrusted input is used for part of the input data passed to an eval operation.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
95.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 21, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 2, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

ActualAnalyzer - 'ant' Cookie Command Execution (Metasploit) - Unix remote Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35549
generic
https://vulmon.com/exploitdetails?qidtp=exploitdb&qid=35549

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-05-22 00:45 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-05-22 00:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-35549✓ verified
    First seen Dec 16, 2014

    ActualAnalyzer - 'ant' Cookie Command Execution (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/actualanalyzer_ant_cookie_exec✓ verified
    First seen Aug 28, 2014

    ActualAnalyzer 'ant' Cookie Command Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2014-5470?
CVE-2014-5470 is a critical vulnerability published on June 21, 2024. Actual Analyzer through 2014-08-29 allows code execution via shell metacharacters because untrusted input is used for part of the input data passed to an eval operation.
When was CVE-2014-5470 disclosed?
CVE-2014-5470 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 21, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2014-5470 actively exploited?
CVE-2014-5470 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-5470?
CVE-2014-5470 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2014-5470?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-5470, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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