Is CVE-2012-5931 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5931 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5931?

CVE-2012-5931 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5931

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 7.3%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_log_config function in regclnt.dll in unifid.exe in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2 allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a log pathname.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 7.3% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5805)
Published: December 24, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5805 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microfocus / privileged user manager
microfocus / privileged user manager

References

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

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