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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-1738 · published 13 May 2011

CVE-2011-1738: Hp palm webos permissions and access controls vulnerability

Hp · Palm Webos

HP Palm webOS 1.4.5 and 1.4.5.1 does not properly restrict Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) applications, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging unintended filesystem write access.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.49% · top 60.4% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.49%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

HP Palm webOS 1.4.5 and 1.4.5.1 does not properly restrict Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) applications, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging unintended filesystem write access.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47788
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025514
https://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02822174
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47788
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025514
https://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02822174

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-1738), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.