Is CVE-2012-6593 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6593 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6593?

CVE-2012-6593 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-6593

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 30088.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 4.1% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-6440)
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-2012-6440 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

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6593

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

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