Is CVE-2011-1400 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2011-1400 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2011-1400?

CVE-2011-1400 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2011-1400?

CVE-2011-1400 has an EPSS score of 4.06% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1400?

Upgrade tex-common on debian 11 to 2.09 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-1400

MEDIUMEPSS 89th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The default configuration of the shell_escape_commands directive in conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf in the tex-common package before 2.08.1 in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze, Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 LTS, and possibly other operating systems lists certain programs, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TeX document.

CWE-16

How to fix

Remediation Available

tex-commonDebian

Fixed in:2.09CVE-2011-1400

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Other references6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.