{"id":"CVE-2011-4356","aliases":["GHSA-rpc6-h455-3rx5","PYSEC-2011-17"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2011-4356","summary":"Celery local privilege escalation vulnerability","details":"Celery 2.1 and 2.2 before 2.2.8, 2.3 before 2.3.4, and 2.4 before 2.4.4 changes the effective id but not the real id during processing of the --uid and --gid arguments to celerybeat, celeryd_detach, celeryd-multi, and celeryev, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving crafted code that is executed by the worker process.","published":"2011-12-05T11:55:07Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:04.848217Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"celery","fixedVersion":"2.2.8"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"celery","fixedVersion":"2.3.4"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"celery","fixedVersion":"2.4.4"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/ask/celery/pull/544","label":"ask/celery#544"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/46973"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/ask/celery/blob/master/docs/sec/CELERYSA-0001.txt"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/ask/celery/pull/544"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50825"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:42:04.848217Z"}}