CVE-2012-4845

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 1.62%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-10-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

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CVE

CVE-2012-4845

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

6.8

EPSS

1.62%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.