CVE-2012-2753

Untrusted search path vulnerability in TrGUI.exe in the Endpoint Connect (aka EPC) GUI in Check Point Endpoint Security R73.x and E80.x on the VPN blade platform, Endpoint Security VPN R75, Endpoint Connect R73.x, and Remote Access Clients E75.x allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Published: 2012-06-19 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2753 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): 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-2012-2753

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 0.07% 0.40% +0.33%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2753

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/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: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.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2753

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-2753

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

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2753

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
checkpoint endpoint_connect r73 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_connect:r73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint endpoint_security e80 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:e80:-:vpn_blade:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint endpoint_security e80.10 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:e80.10:-:vpn_blade:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint endpoint_security e80.20 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:e80.20:-:vpn_blade:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint endpoint_security e80.30 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:e80.30:-:vpn_blade:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint endpoint_security r73 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:r73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint endpoint_security_vpn r75 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security_vpn:r75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint remote_access_clients e75 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:remote_access_clients:e75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint remote_access_clients e75.10 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:remote_access_clients:e75.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkpoint remote_access_clients e75.20 cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:remote_access_clients:e75.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2753

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