Is CVE-2011-1526 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1526 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1526?

CVE-2011-1526 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-1526

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD

ftpd.c in the GSS-API FTP daemon in MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.1 and earlier does not check the krb5_setegid return value, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended group access restrictions, and create, overwrite, delete, or read files, via standard FTP commands, related to missing autoconf tests in a configure script.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 3.9% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-1527)
Published: July 11, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1527 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
mit / krb5-appl
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise software development kit
suse / linux enterprise software development kit

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062681.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062699.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00005.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00010.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00011.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00014.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45145(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45157(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48101(Third Party Advisory)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8301(Third Party Advisory)
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-005.txt(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2283(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:117(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/73617(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0920.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518733/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48571(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=711419(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68398(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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