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CVE-2011-1835

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1835 describes a vulnerability in ecryptfs-utils before version 90, where the encrypted private-directory setup process fails to properly ensure the creation of a passphrase file. This flaw could allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions during new-user creation. With a CVSS score of 4.4 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates a medium attack complexity with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 89CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
62CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
63CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
64CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
65CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.4MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 36th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ecryptfs-utils-0:75-5.el5_7.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ecryptfs-utils-0:82-6.el6_1.3
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1835Moderate

ecryptfs: multiple flaws to mount/umount arbitrary locations and possibly disclose confidential information

Aug 9, 2011

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Vendor Advisory
launchpad.net / ecryptfs/+download
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1188-1