CVE-2012-0786

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augnew file.

Published: 2013-11-23 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0786 is rated Low Risk (18.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0786

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-09 0.01% 0.05% +0.04%
2 2025-03-18 0.05% 0.01% -0.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0786

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0786

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0786

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2012-0786 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (augeas), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0786
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0786
suse low — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0786/
ubuntu low CVE-2012-0786 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (augeas), 13 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 9, ignored 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0786

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0786

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
augeas augeas <= 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
augeas augeas 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0786

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