Is CVE-2012-5972 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5972 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5972?

CVE-2012-5972 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2012-5972

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 5.0%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in SpecView 2.5 build 853 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (dot dot dot) in a URI.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-23
EPSS score: 5.0% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5846)
Published: January 17, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5846 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on July 7, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

specview / specview

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/specview_1-adv.txt(Exploit)
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-13-011-02.pdf(US Government Resource)
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-13-011-02

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

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