Is CVE-2012-6591 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6591 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6591?

CVE-2012-6591 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-6591

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 31116.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 3.0% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-6438)
Published: August 31, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-6438 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

paloaltonetworks / pan-os
paloaltonetworks / pan-os
paloaltonetworks / pan-os
paloaltonetworks / pan-os
paloaltonetworks / pan-os
paloaltonetworks / pan-os

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6591

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

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