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TI-2011-04264 Aliases CVE-2011-4954GHSA-gpw3-rh6p-7pp4

cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE

Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
cobblercobbler2011-09-28—No fix listedCNA
  • cobbler Vendorcobbler Affected 2011-09-28 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cobblerd:cobbler:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableCobblerd
  • cpe:2.3:a:cobblerd:cobbler:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cobblerd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4954
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpw3-rh6p-7pp4

References

Advisory 5

  • TI-2024-31822 Cobbler allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC server with a known password and make changes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences