What is CVE-2011-1597?

CVE-2011-1597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvas Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2011-1597?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Openvas Manager

CVE-2011-1597

OpenVAS Manager v2.0.3 allows plugin remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2020-02-06 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openvas Manager — versions v2.0.3
Openvas Manager — versions 2.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/5 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1597?: CVE-2011-1597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvas Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2011-1597?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.