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CVE-2014-4634· NVD / CVE Program· CNA dell

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC Replication Manager through 5.5.2 and AppSync before 2.1.0 allows local users to gain priv

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC Replication Manager through 5.5.2 and AppSync before 2.1.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application with a name composed of an initial substring of a path that contains a space character.

MediumCVSS 4.6 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 30, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 33th percentile
CWE
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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
emcappsync
emcreplication manager

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • emc appsyncup to 2.0 inclusive
  • emc replication managerup to 5.5.2 inclusive
  • emc replication manager5.0
  • emc replication manager5.1
  • emc replication manager5.2
  • emc replication manager5.3
  • emc replication manager5.4
  • emc replication manager5.4.3
  • emc replication manager5.5
  • emc replication manager5.5.1

Same product

emc: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-32458 Dell AppSync, versions 4.4.0.0 to 4.6.0.0 including Service Pack releases, contains an improper access control vulnerability in Embedded Se
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2017-14376EMC AppSync Server prior to 3.5.0.1 contains database accounts with hardcoded passwords that could potentially be exploited by malicious use
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2017-8018EMC AppSync host plug-in versions 3.5 and below (Windows platform only) includes a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability that could potentia
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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