Is CVE-2012-6117 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6117 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6117?

CVE-2012-6117 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2012-6117

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/aeolus-configserver/configserver.log, which allows local users to read plaintext passwords by reading the log file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.5% (41th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5984)
Published: March 12, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5984 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / cloudforms cloud engine
redhat / cloudforms cloud engine

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0545.html(Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875294(Exploit)

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

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