event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting…
Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00394 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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 · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.10 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.7 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.8 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid2:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4578
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvpp-fv5f-8hch
References
More Tedfelix Acpid2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-02435 samples/powerbtn/powerbtn.sh in acpid (aka acpid2) 2.0.16 and earlier uses the pidof… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2011-4578 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4578 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cvpp-fv5f-8hch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-4578 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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