CVE-2011-2569

Cisco Nexus OS (aka NX-OS) 4.2 and 5.0 and Cisco Unified Computing System with software 1.4 and 2.0 do not properly restrict command-line options, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug IDs CSCtf40008, CSCtg18363, CSCtr44645, CSCts10195, and CSCts10188.

Published: 2011-10-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2569 is rated Low Risk (35.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2569

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 0.08% 0.33% +0.24%
2 2025-03-17 0.17% 0.08% -0.09%
3 2024-09-17 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2569

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.1 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2569

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2569

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco nx-os 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco nx-os 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system_infrastructure_and_unified_computing_system_software 1.4\(1j\) cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_computing_system_infrastructure_and_unified_computing_system_software:1.4\(1j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_computing_system_infrastructure_and_unified_computing_system_software 2.0\(1q\) cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_computing_system_infrastructure_and_unified_computing_system_software:2.0\(1q\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2569

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