Is CVE-2012-2993 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2993 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2993?

CVE-2012-2993 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2993

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9EPSS 3.6%EU EUVD

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 does not verify the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL server for the (1) POP3, (2) IMAP, or (3) SMTP protocol via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.9 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-295
EPSS score: 3.6% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2971)
Published: September 18, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2971 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on January 16, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows phone 7
microsoft / windows phone 7 firmware

References

http://osvdb.org/85619(Broken Link)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/389795(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55569(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027541(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78620(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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