Is CVE-2012-2597 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2597 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2597?

CVE-2012-2597 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2597

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 before Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted parameter in a URL.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.3% (83th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2583)
Published: June 8, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2583 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc

References

http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-223158.pdf(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-158-01.pdf(US Government Resource)

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

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