CVE-2012-5616

Apache CloudStack 4.0.0-incubating and Citrix CloudPlatform (formerly Citrix CloudStack) before 3.0.6 stores sensitive information in the log4j.conf log file, which allows local users to obtain (1) the SSH private key as recorded by the createSSHKeyPair API, (2) the password of an added host as recorded by the AddHost API, or the password of an added VM as recorded by the (3) DeployVM or (4) ResetPasswordForVM API.

Published: 2013-01-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5616 is rated Low Risk (21.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5616

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 0.10% 0.57% +0.46%
2 2026-03-17 0.15% 0.10% -0.05%
3 2025-03-17 0.15%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5616

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.5 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
2.7 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5616

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5616

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache cloudstack 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:cloudstack:4.0.0:incubating:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix cloudplatform <= 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:cloudplatform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5616

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