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CVE-2011-4596: openstack nova Path Traversal

CVSS: 6.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-qr62-r9xc-r2gjPYSEC-2026-881DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4596
Published 23-12-2011Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-4596 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in openstack nova. EPSS estimates a 1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.76%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-12-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in OpenStack Nova before 2011.3.1, when the EC2 API and the S3/RegisterImage image-registration method are enabled, allow remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted (1) tarball or (2) manifest.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.76% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • nova< 2012.1~e1-4
Openstack1 product
  • nova≥ 2011.3, < 2011.3.1
PyPI1 product
  • nova< 12.0.0a0

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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