Is CVE-2012-2598 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2598 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2598?

CVE-2012-2598 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2598

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the DiagAgent web server in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 through Update 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent outage) via crafted input.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2584)
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-2012-2584 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

siemens / wincc
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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