Is CVE-2012-0427 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0427 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0427?

CVE-2012-0427 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-0427

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

yast2-add-on-creator in SUSE inst-source-utils 2008.11.26 before 2008.11.26-0.9.1 and 2012.9.13 before 2012.9.13-0.8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) file name or (2) directory name.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.5% (42th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0459)
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-2012-0459 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

opensuse / opensuse

References

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

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