Is CVE-2012-0243 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0243 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0243?

CVE-2012-0243 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-0243

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in bwocxrun.ocx in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the ability to write arbitrary content to any pathname.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 4.1% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0279)
Published: February 21, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0279 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

advantech / advantech webaccess
advantech / advantech webaccess

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52051
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-047-01.pdf(Patch, US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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