CVE-2012-2516

Exp

An ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; Proficy Pulse 1.0; Proficy Batch Execution 5.6; SI7 I/O Driver 7.20 through 7.42; and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input, related to a "command injection vulnerability."

Published: 2012-07-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2516 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 69.41%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-2516

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21888 exploit_db edb 2012-10-11 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2516

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 2025-03-30 77.45% 69.41% -8.03%
2 2025-03-29 69.41% 77.45% +8.03%
3 2025-03-19 — 69.41% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2516

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2516

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2516

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_batch_execution 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_batch_execution:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_ifix 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_ifix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_ifix 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_ifix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_pulse 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_pulse:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_si7_i\/o_driver 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_si7_i\/o_driver:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_si7_i\/o_driver 7.42 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_si7_i\/o_driver:7.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2516

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