Is CVE-2012-0315 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0315 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0315?

CVE-2012-0315 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-0315

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ALFTP before 5.31 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a directory that is accessed for reading an extensionless file, as demonstrated by executing the README.exe file when a user attempts to access the README file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0351)
Published: February 22, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0351 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

estsoft / alftp
estsoft / alftp
estsoft / alftp
estsoft / alftp
estsoft / alftp
estsoft / alftp

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/995223/index.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/index.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000011(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.altools.jp/ETC/NEWS.aspx?mid=231&vidx=118(Broken Link)
http://www.altools.jp/download.aspx(Broken Link, Patch)

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

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