CVE-2011-1421

EMC NetWorker 7.5.x before 7.5.4.3 and 7.6.x before 7.6.1.5, when the client push feature is enabled, uses weak permissions for an unspecified file, which allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Published: 2011-04-22 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-1421 is rated Low Risk (28.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1421

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 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
2 2022-02-04 1.03%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1421

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1421

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1421

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc networker 7.5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1421

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