CVE-2011-2185

Fabric vulnerable to symlink attack on tmp files

4.4 MediumFix available

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: CVE-2011-2185
CVSS 2.0: 4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: CVE-2011-2185
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5872 No score

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: EUVD-2022-5872
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwg2-qc6c-7c3q No score

Fabric vulnerable to symlink attack on tmp files

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: GHSA-xwg2-qc6c-7c3q
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: CVE-2011-2185
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2185 No score

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2185
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-xwg2-qc6c-7c3q No score

Fabric vulnerable to symlink attack on tmp files

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: GHSA-xwg2-qc6c-7c3q
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-808 No score

Fabric vulnerable to symlink attack on tmp files

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: PYSEC-2026-808
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-2185 No score

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2011-2185
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

fabfile fabric

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`fabric` PyPI	before 1.1.0	1.1.0
`fabric` Debian:12	before 1.1.2-1	1.1.2-1
`fabric` Debian:13	before 1.1.2-1	1.1.2-1
`fabric` Debian:14	before 1.1.2-1	1.1.2-1
`fabric` PyPI	before 1.1.0, plus listed versions 0.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.40.0.5 Show 20 moreShow less 0.0.60.0.70.0.80.0.90.1.00.1.10.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.71.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.5	1.1.0

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2011-2185 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Fabfile Fabric, published July 27, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in fabric 1.1.0.

References

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