Is CVE-2012-1802 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1802 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1802?

CVE-2012-1802 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-1802

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 6.1%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the embedded web server on the Siemens Scalance X Industrial Ethernet switch X414-3E before 3.7.1, X308-2M before 3.7.2, X-300EEC before 3.7.2, XR-300 before 3.7.2, and X-300 before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed URL.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 6.1% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1812)
Published: April 18, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1812 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

siemens / scalance x-300
siemens / scalance x-300 firmware
siemens / scalance x-300 firmware
siemens / scalance x-300 firmware
siemens / scalance x-300 firmware
siemens / scalance x-300 firmware
siemens / scalance x-300 firmware
siemens / scalance x-300 firmware
siemens / scalance x-300eec
siemens / scalance x-300eec firmware
siemens / scalance x-300eec firmware
siemens / scalance x308-2m
siemens / scalance x308-2m firmware
siemens / scalance x308-2m firmware
siemens / scalance x308-2m firmware
siemens / scalance x308-2m firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance x414-3e firmware
siemens / scalance xr-300
siemens / scalance xr-300 firmware
siemens / scalance xr-300 firmware
siemens / scalance xr-300 firmware

References

http://osvdb.org/81032
http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-130874.pdf(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-102-04.pdf(US Government Resource)

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

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