CVE-2011-10017 CRITICAL

CVE-2011-10017: Snort Report nmap.php/nbtscan.php RCE

Vendor Symmetrix Technologies
Product Snort Report
Weakness CWE-78
Published August 13, 2025
Last update May 15, 2026

CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Snort Report versions < 1.3.2 contains a remote command execution vulnerability in the nmap.php and nbtscan.php scripts. These scripts fail to properly sanitize user input passed via the target GET parameter, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands. Exploitation requires no authentication and can result in full compromise of the underlying system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 13, 2025 CVE published
May 15, 2026 Record updated