Is CVE-2012-6140 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6140 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6140?

CVE-2012-6140 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

CVE-2012-6140

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

pam_google_authenticator.c in the PAM module in Google Authenticator before 1.0 requires user-readable permissions for the secret file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a shared secret via standard filesystem operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0258.

Key facts

CVSS score: 1.9 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.2% (14th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-6001)
Published: April 24, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-6001 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

google / authenticator
google / authenticator
google / authenticator

References

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

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