Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2011-4202 is a local privilege escalation issue in the Tadasoft Restorepoint 3.2 evaluation image. The image reportedly gave the web user write access to unspecified scripts, allowing a local user to alter scripts and gain higher privileges. Public data is sparse and no severity score is provided.
Executive priority
Low priority for most organizations unless legacy Restorepoint evaluation images are still running. If present, treat as a contained but real privilege escalation risk and remove or isolate the deployment promptly.
Technical view
The CVE describes weak file permissions in the Restorepoint 3.2 evaluation image: the www user had write access to unspecified scripts. A local user could modify a script file to escalate privileges. The affected scope beyond that evaluation image is not defined in the provided sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to environments that deployed or retained the Tadasoft Restorepoint 3.2 evaluation image. Production impact is unclear from the sources, and affected CPEs or version ranges are not provided.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. Abuse requires local access according to the CVE description, so risk depends on who can access the host and whether the evaluation image remains deployed.
Researcher notes
Evidence is incomplete: the CVE names weak www write permissions on unspecified scripts, but the bundle provides no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch version, or detailed affected file list. Avoid expanding impact beyond the Restorepoint 3.2 evaluation image without the original advisory or vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify and retire any Restorepoint 3.2 evaluation image instances.
- Check Tadasoft or advisory guidance before applying permission changes.
- Restrict local user and shell access to affected systems.
- Monitor affected hosts for unauthorized script changes.
- Replace unsupported evaluation deployments with supported production builds.
Validation and detection
- Search asset records for Tadasoft Restorepoint 3.2 evaluation image deployments.
- Verify whether any affected image remains reachable or in use.
- Review local accounts with access to affected hosts.
- Audit script ownership and write permissions against vendor guidance.
- Check host logs for suspicious script modification activity.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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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.trustmatta.com/advisories/MATTA-2011-003.txtCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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