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CVE-2012-2971

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2971 describes a critical vulnerability in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows, where improper processing of RPC requests allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, potentially leading to full system compromise or disruption. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
N/AN/A
n/aCNA affected

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0405 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 86416
packetstormsecurity.com / files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/86
secunia.com / advisories/51012
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79476
support.ca.com / irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent