Is CVE-2012-1196 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1196 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1196?

CVE-2012-1196 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-1196

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 51.0%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the VulCore web service (WSVulnerabilityCore/VulCore.asmx) in Lenovo ThinkManagement Console 9.0.3 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a SetTaskLogByFile SOAP request.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 51.0% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1224)
Published: February 18, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1224 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

landesk / lenovo thinkmanagement console

References

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

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