CVE-2012-5966
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 73rd percentile. No fix published yet.
What to do
No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.
What it is
From the CVE record
The restricted telnet shell on the D-Link DSL2730U router allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended command restrictions via shell metacharacters that follow a whitelisted command.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 73rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
3 events over 4885 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Scored 4.0 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
- Authentication SingleRequires single authentication
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
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