Is CVE-2014-4703 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4703 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4703?

CVE-2014-4703 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2014-4703

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

lib/parse_ini.c in Nagios Plugins 2.0.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the configuration file in the extra-opts flag. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4701.

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-59
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-4622)
Published: December 5, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4622 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

nagios / nagios

References

http://nagios-plugins.org/nagios-plugins-2-0-3-released/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/141(Exploit)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/30/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76810

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

Query CVEs from your AI assistant

The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.

Add the CVE brain