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CVE-2011-1056
The installer for Metasploit Framework 3.5.1, when running on Windows, uses weak inherited permissions for the Metasploit installation…
Medium6.2EPSS 0.28%
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- mitre
Description
The installer for Metasploit Framework 3.5.1, when running on Windows, uses weak inherited permissions for the Metasploit installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files with a Trojan horse.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.28% · top 80% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 70857 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0371 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://blog.metasploit.com/2011/02/metasploit-framework-352-released.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 43166 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .