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CVE-2012-0860

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0860 describes multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) prior to version 3.1. Specifically, when adding a host, local users could exploit this by introducing a malicious deployUtil.py or vds_bootstrap.py Python module in the /tmp/ directory to gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a moderate severity, with a local attack vector and high attack complexity, but potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6Fixed in: vdsm-0:4.9.6-44.0.el6_3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHEV Manager version 3.0Fixed in: org.ovirt.engine-root-0:3.1.0-32
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2Fixed in: ovirt-engine-backend

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0860Important

rhev: vds_installer insecure /tmp use

Dec 4, 2012

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1506.html
Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1508.html
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/80543
securityfocus.com / bid/56825
securitytracker.com / id