The standard universe shadow (condor_shadow.std) component in Condor 7.7.3 through 7.7.6, 7.8.0 before 7.8.5, and 7.9.0 does no properly check privileges, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted standard universe job.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5390 is rated High Risk (69.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.49%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 1.87% | 2.49% | +0.62% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 3.50% | 1.87% | -1.62% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 3.50% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2012-5390 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (condor), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5390 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5390 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2012-5390 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (condor), 9 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream): ignored 4, DNE 2, not-affected 2, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5390 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| condor_project | condor | 7.9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.8.3 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.8.4 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.7.3 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.7.4 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.7.5 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.7.6 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |