Is CVE-2012-2516 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2516 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2516?

CVE-2012-2516 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2516

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 39.7%EU EUVD

An ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; Proficy Pulse 1.0; Proficy Batch Execution 5.6; SI7 I/O Driver 7.20 through 7.42; and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input, related to a "command injection vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 39.7% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2502)
Published: July 5, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2502 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ge / intelligent platforms proficy batch execution
ge / intelligent platforms proficy historian
ge / intelligent platforms proficy historian
ge / intelligent platforms proficy historian
ge / intelligent platforms proficy historian
ge / intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada ifix
ge / intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada ifix
ge / intelligent platforms proficy pulse
ge / intelligent platforms si7 i/o driver
ge / intelligent platforms si7 i/o driver

References

http://support.ge-ip.com/support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Proficy%20HTML%20Help.pdf(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf(US Government Resource)

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

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