Is CVE-2011-2779 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-2779 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2779?

CVE-2011-2779 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.6 (LOW).

CVE-2011-2779

LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

Windows Event Log SmartConnector in HP ArcSight Connector Appliance before 6.1 uses world-writable permissions for exported report files, which allows local users to change or delete log data by modifying a file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0770.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.6% (46th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-2753)
Published: July 19, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2753 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

hp / arcsight c1000 appliance
hp / arcsight c1300 appliance
hp / arcsight c3200 appliance
hp / arcsight c3400 appliance
hp / arcsight c5200 appliance
hp / arcsight c5400 appliance
hp / windows event log smartconnector

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/122054(US Government Resource)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68855

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

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