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CVE-2012-2215

41
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2215 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the Preboot Service of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) versions 11.1 and 11.1a. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the affected system by sending a specially crafted opcode 0x21 request. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, as it permits unauthorized information disclosure without requiring authentication or complex attack methods. While not observed in active exploitation, exploit modules are available in Metasploit, indicating a clear path for potential attackers, despite a lack of broader community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
28.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Novell ZENworks Configuration Management Preboot Service 0x21 Buffer Overflow · Mar 30, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2826 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

download.novell.com / Download
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74189
support.novell.com / docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5127930.html
Patch
novell.com / support/viewContent.do
verisigninc.com / en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml