CVE-2011-10012

NetOp Remote Control Client 9.5 .dws File Buffer Overflow

8.4 HighPublic exploit

NetOp (now part of Impero Software) Remote Control Client v9.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .dws configuration files. If a .dws file contains a string longer than 520 bytes, the application fails to perform proper bounds checking, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code when the file is opened.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Active

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.55%Up 0.5 points since Aug 14, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.4

NetOp Remote Control Client 9.5 .dws File Buffer Overflow

Record: CVE-2011-10012
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-5245 8.4

Record: EUVD-2011-5245
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f64q-2qj4-2pmh 8.4

NetOp (now part of Impero Software) Remote Control Client v9.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based...

Record: GHSA-f64q-2qj4-2pmh
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness: CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.4

Record: CVE-2011-10012
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness: CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

netop remote control client

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	NetOp Remote Control Client 9.5 Buffer Overflow	2011-04-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-10012 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Netop Remote Control Client, published August 13, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.