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Let's take this CVE for example: http://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2014-9283/

obtain administrative access via unspecified vectors.

What unspecified vectors means ?

I saw this term in a a lot of CVE.

Does this mean via unspecified factors ? (In the sense that they don't wanna give too much details about it so people can't exploit it easily?)

PS: This is purely for educational purposes.

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  • If you say "obtain administrative access by unspecified way" you clearly reveal yourself as not a trustworthy security expert on emotional level.
    – kubanczyk
    Aug 4, 2016 at 8:36

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An attack vector is a path or means by which an attacker can gain access to a computer or network server in order to deliver a payload or malicious outcome. When it's not specified, it simply means that probably there is a way, but no-one has found one or the vendor does not want the vector to be disclosed yet.

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Alternatively (and sadly common) it means the vendor/reporter did not provide Mitre with enough information to write a proper description of the vulnerability.

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