CVE-2011-3478

Exp

The host-services component in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5.x through 12.5.3, and IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), does not properly filter login and authentication data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted session on TCP port 5631.

Published: 2012-01-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-3478 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.31%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-3478

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
38599 exploit_db edb 2015-11-02 Exploit-DB ↗
19407 exploit_db edb 2012-06-27 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-3478

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 56.99% 39.31% -17.69%
2 2026-05-31 46.85% 56.99% +10.14%
3 2026-05-14 — 46.85% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-3478

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-3478

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-3478

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec pcanywhere 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pcanywhere 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pcanywhere 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pcanywhere 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pcanywhere 12.5.539 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5.539:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pcanywhere 12.6.65 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.6.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pcanywhere 12.6.65 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.6.65:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec pcanywhere 12.6.7580 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.6.7580:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-3478

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