CVE-2014-3450
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in Panda Gold Protection and Global Protection 2014 7.01.01 and earlier, Internet Security 2014 19.01.01 and earlier, and AV Pro 2014 13.01.01 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLocal privilege escalation vulnerability in Panda Security consumer products (Gold Protection, Global Protection 2014, Internet Security 2014, AV Pro 2014) allowing unprivileged local users to gain elevated system rights through unspecified vectors.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 13.01.01= 7.01.01= 7.01.01= 19.01.01CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check for installed Panda Security productsOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion' in PowerShell to enumerate installed software. Look for Panda Security products such as Panda Av Pro 2014, Panda Global Protection 2014, Panda Gold Protection, or Panda Internet Security 2014.Affected if Any of the four listed Panda products appear in the installed programs list with a version matching the vulnerable versions.
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Identify exact product versionIn Programs and Features, note the version number shown next to the Panda product. Alternatively, check the registry key for the specific product under HKLM:\Software\Panda Security (or in 32-bit registry view on 64-bit systems under HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Panda Security) for an InstallVersion or Version value.Affected if The installed version matches exactly: 13.01.01 for Panda Av Pro 2014, 7.01.01 for Panda Global Protection 2014 or Panda Gold Protection, or 19.01.01 for Panda Internet Security 2014.
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Verify Panda service is runningOpen Services.msc or run 'Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Panda*"}' in PowerShell. Look for active Panda protection services.Affected if A Panda Security service is running and the product version matches one of the vulnerable versions listed in step 2.
You are affected if any of the four specific Panda 2014 products (Av Pro 2014 v13.01.01, Global Protection 2014 v7.01.01, Gold Protection v7.01.01, or Internet Security 2014 v19.01.01) are installed and running on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade affected Panda products to vendor-supported versions; for legacy 2014 products that may be end-of-life, consider migrating to current endpoint protection solutions.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-3450 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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