CVE-2012-0861

The vds_installer in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.1, when adding a host, uses the -k curl parameter when downloading deployUtil.py and vds_bootstrap.py, which prevents SSL certificates from being validated and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via a man-in-the-middle attack.

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-2012-0861 is rated Moderate Risk (46.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.90%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0861

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 0.55% 0.90% +0.34%
2 2025-03-30 0.94% 0.55% -0.39%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.94% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0861

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
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.
 3.2 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0861

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0861

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0861

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0861

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

References for CVE-2012-0861

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