HIGH
Google Chrome OS before R12 0.12.433.38 Beta allows local users to gain privileges by creating a /var/lib/chromeos-aliases.conf file and placing commands in it
Published May 24, 2011
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.17%
Description
Google Chrome OS before R12 0.12.433.38 Beta allows local users to gain privileges by creating a /var/lib/chromeos-aliases.conf file and placing commands in it.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 0.12.433.35
- 0.9.126.0
- 0.10.142.3
- 0.10.146.1
- 0.10.156.1
- 0.10.156.4
- 0.10.156.18
- 0.10.156.20
- 0.10.156.30
- 0.10.156.34
- 0.10.156.36
- 0.10.156.46
- 0.10.156.50
- 0.10.156.54
- 0.11.227.0
- 0.11.257.3
- 0.11.257.14
- 0.11.257.18
- 0.11.257.32
- 0.11.257.39
- 0.11.257.44
- 0.11.257.91
- 0.12.362.2
- 0.12.397.0
- 0.12.433.9
- 0.12.433.14
- 0.12.433.22
- 0.12.433.28
- 8.0.552.342
- 8.0.552.343
- 8.0.552.344
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.17% 0.00174
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00174
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 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 6.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 7.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00018) | 2.70th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/05/chrome-os-beta-channel-update_16.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/05/chrome-os-beta-channel-update_16.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 24, 2011
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2011
Link CVE-2011-2169
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a