Is CVE-2012-2626 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2626 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2626?

CVE-2012-2626 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2626

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 44.5%EU EUVD

cgi-bin/admin.cgi in the web console in Plixer Scrutinizer (aka Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer) before 9.5.0 does not require token authentication, which allows remote attackers to add administrative accounts via a userprefs action.

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-287
EPSS score: 44.5% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2612)
Published: July 31, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2612 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sonicwall / scrutinizer

References

http://www.plixer.com/Press-Releases/plixer-releases-9-5-2.html(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-014.txt(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

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

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