What is CVE-2011-1070?

CVE-2011-1070 is a high-severity vulnerability in V86d, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2011-1070?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in V86d

CVE-2011-1070

v86d before 0.1.10 do not verify if received netlink messages are sent by the kernel. This could allow unprivileged users to manipulate the video mode and potentially other consequences.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2019-11-14 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

V86d — versions before 0.1.10
V86d Project
Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1070 (Third Party Advisory)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-1070 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q1/315 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1070?: CVE-2011-1070 is a high-severity vulnerability in V86d, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2011-1070?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.