Directory traversal vulnerability in the rtrlet component in Novell ZENworks Asset Management (ZAM) 7.5 allows remote attackers to execute…

published 2011-12-08 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2636

cvss: 10.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 71.3%; EPSS 71.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in the rtrlet component in Novell ZENworks Asset Management (ZAM) 7.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file.

Timeline

2011-11-02 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/zenworks_assetmgmt_uploadservlet)
2011-12-08 Published

Exploit prediction

71.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/http/zenworks_assetmgmt_uploadservlet Novell ZENworks Asset Management Remote Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2011-11-02
EDB-20502 Novell ZENworks Asset Management - Remote Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2012-08-15

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-2653
NVD CVE-2011-2653

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Summary