CVE-2012-0860

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.1, when adding a host, allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) deployUtil.py or (2) vds_bootstrap.py Python module in /tmp/.

Published: 2013-01-04 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0860 is rated Low Risk (36.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0860

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 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.40% +0.34%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.06% -0.97%
3 2023-02-13 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0860

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0860

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0860

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0860

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-0860

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'Untrusted Search Path - CWE 426'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0860

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat enterprise_virtualization_manager <= 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_virtualization_manager 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_virtualization_manager 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_virtualization_manager 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0860

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