CVE-2011-2653

Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5 - Remote Code Execution via rtrlet Directory Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2011-2653. PoCs published by Metasploit, Unknown, juan vazquez, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/http/zenworks_assetmgmt_uploadservlet.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a path traversal vulnerability in Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5. It uploads a malicious WAR file outside the intended directory via the CatchFileServlet and triggers arbitrary code execution by accessing the uploaded JSP payload.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the rtrlet component in Novell ZENworks Asset Management (ZAM) 7.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotejava
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20502

This Metasploit module exploits a path traversal vulnerability in Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5. It uploads a malicious WAR file outside the intended directory via the CatchFileServlet and triggers arbitrary code execution by accessing the uploaded JSP payload.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Tomcat running on port 8080
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Unknown, juan vazquez · rubypocjava
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/zenworks_assetmgmt_uploadservlet.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a path traversal vulnerability in Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5 via the CatchFileServlet to upload a malicious WAR file outside the intended directory, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Tomcat web server running on port 8080
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=hPvHtXeNmCU~
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-342/

Scores

EPSS 0.7393
EPSS Percentile 99.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
novell/zenworks_asset_management 7.5
Published Dec 08, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026