Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue concerns OpenVAS Manager v2.0.3, a vulnerability scanning management component. The public record says it allows plugin remote code execution. A compromised manager could undermine a security tooling environment, but the source bundle does not provide severity scoring, prerequisites, affected deployments beyond v2.0.3, or a named fix.
Executive priority
Prioritize confirmation over broad emergency action. If v2.0.3 is present, treat it as a high-concern legacy security-tooling risk and move quickly to vendor-supported remediation or retirement. If absent, record the non-exposure and monitor vendor guidance.
Technical view
CVE-2011-1597 is described as plugin remote code execution in OpenVAS Manager v2.0.3. The provided sources do not define the vulnerable code path, authentication requirements, attack complexity, CVSS metrics, CWE mapping, exploit maturity, or patched version. Treat the record as sparse and validate exposure against actual installed versions.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to environments still running OpenVAS Manager v2.0.3. The bundle does not identify other OpenVAS, Greenbone, distribution packages, or later versions as affected, so broader exposure should not be assumed from these sources alone.
Exploitation context
The bundle marks CISA KEV status as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The phrase remote code execution indicates potentially serious impact, but the available sources do not confirm exploit availability, required privileges, or real-world abuse.
Researcher notes
The evidence base is thin: the CVE description is terse, severity fields are empty, and only OpenVAS Manager v2.0.3 is named. Do not extrapolate to the wider OpenVAS/GVM ecosystem without additional vendor or distribution evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory OpenVAS Manager deployments and identify any v2.0.3 instances.
- Check OpenVAS, Greenbone, or distribution guidance for a supported upgrade or replacement path.
- Restrict manager access to trusted administrative networks and authenticated operators.
- Decommission unsupported v2.0.3 systems if no vendor-supported remediation is available.
- Review plugin handling controls and remove untrusted or unnecessary plugins.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed OpenVAS Manager versions from asset records or package inventories.
- Verify whether any exposed service maps to OpenVAS Manager v2.0.3.
- Review administrative access paths to the manager component.
- Check logs for unexpected plugin uploads, changes, or execution events.
- Document whether vendor or distribution advisories name a fixed version.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/5CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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