CVE•Published 2013-03-08•Modified 2026-04-30•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2013-0261Openstack · Essex
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
17
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 83% of all CVEs
Description
A flaw was found in PackStack. A local user could exploit a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in the `/tmp` directory. This vulnerability allows the local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data corruption.
Timeline
Published 2013-03-08
Modified 2026-04-30
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2013-0261Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Openstack Essex"All exposed Openstack Essex instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Essex"HTTP body or banner mentions "Essex" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2013-0261Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2013-0261Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2013-0261Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2013-0261GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2013-0261" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (2)
CVE-2013-02612 repos