CVE-2011-1056 — The installer for Metasploit Framework 3.5.1, when running on Windows, uses weak inherited permissions for the Metasploit installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files with a Trojan horse

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The installer for Metasploit Framework 3.5.1, when running on Windows, uses weak inherited permissions for the Metasploit installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files with a Trojan horse

Published Feb 21, 2011

6.2

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.28%

Description

The installer for Metasploit Framework 3.5.1, when running on Windows, uses weak inherited permissions for the Metasploit installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files with a Trojan horse.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.28% 0.00276

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00276

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.28% (0.00276)	18.11th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.28% (0.00276)	19.10th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.03% (0.00034)	6.52th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00950)	32.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	30.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	28.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	13.46th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (4)

http://blog.metasploit.com/2011/02/metasploit-framework-352-released.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://osvdb.org/70857
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/43166
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0371
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://blog.metasploit.com/2011/02/metasploit-framework-352-released.html		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://osvdb.org/70857		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/43166		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0371		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 21, 2011

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Feb 21, 2011

Link CVE-2011-1056

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2011-1056

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2011-1056