Is CVE-2012-3015 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3015 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3015?

CVE-2012-3015 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-3015

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC STEP7 before 5.5 SP1, as used in SIMATIC PCS7 7.1 SP3 and earlier and other products, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a STEP7 project folder.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 0.5% (39th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2993)
Published: July 26, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2993 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

siemens / simatic pcs7
siemens / simatic step 7

References

http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-110665.pdf(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-205-02.pdf(US Government Resource)

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

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