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CVE-2012-5356

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD

The apt-add-repository tool in Ubuntu Software Properties 0.75.x before 0.75.10.3, 0.80.x before 0.80.9.2, 0.81.x before 0.81.13.5, 0.82.x before 0.82.7.3, and 0.92.x before 0.92.8 does not properly check PPA GPG keys imported from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
2.0% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-5277)
Published
October 10, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5277 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • canonical / ubuntu software properties
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  • canonical / ubuntu software properties
  • canonical / ubuntu software properties
  • canonical / ubuntu software properties
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References

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

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