shell code injection via ESSID because of missing escaping of a variable

published 2018-06-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-4125

cvss: 7.3; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.8%; EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits: 0; none known

Missing escaping of ESSID values in sysconfig of SUSE Linux Enterprise allows attackers controlling an access point to cause execute arbitrary code. Affected releases are sysconfig prior to 0.83.7-2.1.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

SUSE Linux Enterprise sysconfig 0.83.7-2.1

Exploit prediction

1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.0	8.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

SUSE Linux Enterprise sysconfig

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-4182
NVD CVE-2011-4182

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Summary