Directory traversal vulnerability in the LaunchProcess function in the…
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the LaunchProcess function in the LaunchHelp.HelpLauncher.1 ActiveX control in LaunchHelp.dll in AdminStudio in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10.2, 10.3, and 11 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a pathname in the first argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.48366 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.3 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 sp1 | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp1 Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2657
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxmq-5cqr-pqj8
References
More Novell Zenworks Configuration Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-00934 The web server in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10.3 and 11.2 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2015-00727 Directory traversal vulnerability in UploadServlet in Novell ZENworks Configuration… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-05021 Directory traversal vulnerability in UploadServlet in the Remote Management component in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-02806 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Preboot Service in Novell ZENworks Configuration… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2011-2657 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2657 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxmq-5cqr-pqj8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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