Is CVE-2012-0420 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0420 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0420?

CVE-2012-0420 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-0420

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

zypp-refresh-wrapper in SUSE Zypper before 1.3.20 and 1.6.x before 1.6.166 allows local users to create files in arbitrary directories, or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a pathname in the ZYPP_LOCKFILE_ROOT environment variable.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 0.3% (27th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0452)
Published: December 2, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0452 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

opensuse / zypper
opensuse / zypper
opensuse / zypper
opensuse / zypper

References

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

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