Is CVE-2014-5457 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-5457 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-5457?

CVE-2014-5457 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2014-5457

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

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.

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: 0.3% (27th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-5344)
Published: August 25, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-5344 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

qnap / ss-839
qnap / ss-839 firmware
qnap / ts-459u
qnap / ts-459u firmware
qnap / ts-469u
qnap / ts-469u firmware
qnap / ts-ec1679u-rp
qnap / ts-ec1679u-rp firmware

References

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

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