CVE-2011-4192

kiwi before 4.85.1, as used in SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2 before 1.2.1 and SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2 before 1.2.1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands as demonstrated by "double quotes in kiwi_oemtitle of .profile."

Published: 2014-04-16 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-4192 is rated Moderate Risk (52/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.50%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4192

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 2025-03-30 0.60% 0.50% -0.10%
2 2025-03-29 0.50% 0.60% +0.10%
3 2025-03-17 0.50%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4192

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4192

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2011-4192

Comment: Per: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html "CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')"

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4192

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
suse kiwi <= 4.85 cpe:2.3:a:suse:kiwi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse studio_extension_for_system_z 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_extension_for_system_z:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse studio_onsite 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_onsite:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4192

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