logwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log file name, as demonstrated via a crafted username to a Samba server.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-1018 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.32%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35386 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-02-24 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 21.54% | 18.32% | -3.22% |
| 2 | 2025-12-28 | 23.34% | 21.54% | -1.80% |
| 3 | 2025-11-04 | — | 23.34% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2011-1018 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (logwatch), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1018 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2011-1018: 1 GLSA(s) (201203-20), 1 atom(s) (sys-apps/logwatch); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-1018 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1018 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2011-1018 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (logwatch), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 5, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1018 |