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CVE-2012-2516

68
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2516 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in the KeyHelp ActiveX control (KeyHelp.ocx) used across several GE Intelligent Platforms products, including Proficy Historian, iFIX, and Pulse. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential. While not listed on CISA's KEV, a Metasploit module exists, confirming readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_batch_execution:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
39.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution Vulnerability · Jun 26, 2012
ExploitDB: EDB-21888 · Oct 11, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3971 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

support.ge-ip.com / support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Proficy%20HTML%20Help.pdf
Vendor Advisory
us-cert.gov / control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf
US Government Resource