Is CVE-2012-0861 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0861 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0861?

CVE-2012-0861 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-0861

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

The vds_installer in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.1, when adding a host, uses the -k curl parameter when downloading deployUtil.py and vds_bootstrap.py, which prevents SSL certificates from being validated and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 0.9% (60th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0886)
Published: January 4, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0886 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / enterprise virtualization manager
redhat / enterprise virtualization manager
redhat / enterprise virtualization manager
redhat / enterprise virtualization manager

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1505.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1506.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1508.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56825
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027838
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80544

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

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