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CVE-2011-1056
N/ADescription
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.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A
Published2/21/2011
Last Modified4/29/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
metasploit:metasploit_frameworkmicrosoft:windows
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-264
References
http://osvdb.org/70857(cve@mitre.org)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43166(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0371(cve@mitre.org)
http://blog.metasploit.com/2011/02/metasploit-framework-352-released.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/70857(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43166(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0371(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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