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CVE-2012-5577

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5577 describes a vulnerability in Python keyring library versions prior to 0.10, affecting Debian and Python keyring products, where keyring files were created with world-readable permissions. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a high confidentiality impact due to unauthorized access to sensitive data, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:keyring:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0184 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: keyringFixed in: 0.10

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-p86x-652p-6385high

Incorrect Default Permissions in keyring

Mar 11, 2020

References

bitbucket.org / kang/python-keyring-lib/commits/049cd181470f1ee6c540e1d64acf1def7b1de0c1
PatchThird Party Advisory
bitbucket.org / kang/python-keyring-lib/issue/67/set-go-rwx-on-keyring_passcfg
Permissions Required
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2012-5577
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory