CVE-2012-6326

VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 3 and 5.0 before Update 2, and vCSA 5.0 before Update 2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via vectors that trigger large log entries.

Published: 2013-02-22 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-6326 is rated Moderate Risk (50.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6326

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 2025-03-17 0.16% 0.35% +0.19%
2 2024-03-15 0.15% 0.16% +0.02%
3 2024-02-08 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6326

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6326

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6326

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vcenter_server 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_2_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6326

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