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CVE-2012-5379

HIGH · CVSS 7.3EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePython 3.2.2.3, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Python27 or C:\Python27\Scripts directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the ActivePython installation

Key facts

CVSS score
7.3 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score
1.2% (69th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-5298)
Published
October 11, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5298 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on January 16, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • activestate / activepython

References

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

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