CVE-2011-2657

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 48.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-07-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the LaunchProcess function in the LaunchHelp.HelpLauncher.1 ActiveX control in LaunchHelp.dll in AdminStudio in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10.2, 10.3, and 11 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a pathname in the first argument.

Affected products

Novell Zenworks Configuration Management: 10.2, 10.3, 11-sp1

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19718/
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7009570
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-318/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19718/
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7009570
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-318/

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