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Vulnerability · CVE-2011-4125

A untrusted search path issue was found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c leading to the ability of unprivileged users to execute any program as root.

Published Oct 27, 2021 · catalog updated Oct 23, 2026 · A untrusted search path

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2011-4125. EPSS is 2.31%. Act only if a listed version of A untrusted search path is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A untrusted search path).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.31%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 calibre · Debian:13 calibre · Debian:14 calibre

A untrusted search path issue was found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c leading to the ability of unprivileged users to execute any program as root.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 calibre0 → 1.5.0+dfsg-1
  • Debian:13 calibre0 → 1.5.0+dfsg-1
  • Debian:14 calibre0 → 1.5.0+dfsg-1

How to fix CVE-2011-4125

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2011-4125. EPSS is 2.31%. Act only if a listed version of A untrusted search path is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 1.5.0+dfsg-1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.31%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 27, 2021 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Detected

    A untrusted search path issue was found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c leading to the ability of unprivileged users to execute any program as root.

  2. Oct 23, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    calibre fixed in 1.5.0+dfsg-1; calibre fixed in 1.5.0+dfsg-1; calibre fixed in 1.5.0+dfsg-1

  3. Oct 23, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    calibre fixed in 1.5.0+dfsg-1

  4. Oct 23, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Updated

    A untrusted search path issue was found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c leading to the ability of unprivileged users to execute any program as root.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2011-4125

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2011-4125

    30-day exploitation probability 2.31%

    first.org
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4125

    A untrusted search path issue was found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c leading to the ability of unprivileged users to execute any program as root.

    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

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