Is CVE-2013-4577 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-4577 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-4577?

CVE-2013-4577 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2013-4577

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.4% (33th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-4435)
Published: May 12, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-4435 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 13, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gnu / grub

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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