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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-4954 · published 19 November 2019
CVE-2011-4954: Cobblerd cobbler improper privilege management vulnerability
Cobblerd · Cobbler
cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.34% · top 74.9% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.2
0.34%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD
Description
cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/10 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4954 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4954 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4954 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4954 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/10 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4954 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4954 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4954 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4954 | Third Party Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-4954), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
