THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2011-2657
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2011-2657

Zenworks Configuration Management vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
48.4%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in the LaunchProcess function in the LaunchHelp.HelpLauncher.1 ActiveX control in LaunchHelp.dll in AdminStudio in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10.2, 10.3, and 11 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a pathname in the first argument.
Affected vendor
Novell
Affected product
Zenworks Configuration Management
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2012-07-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 48.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-2657

  • Confirm whether Novell Zenworks Configuration Management is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-2657.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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