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CVE-2011-1836

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.6 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-1834)
Published
February 15, 2014
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1834 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils
  • ecryptfs / ecryptfs-utils

References

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

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