CVE-2011-2922

ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root. This can allow a local...

7.8 High

ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root. This can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges to root and use the "GTK_MODULES" environment variable to possibly execute arbitrary code.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.68%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2011-2922
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-2922
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-2895 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-2895
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwqm-g264-pf82 7.8

ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root. This can allow a local...

Record: GHSA-cwqm-g264-pf82
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2011-2922 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ktsuss, published November 19, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.