CVE-2012-0175 | BDVDB-2026-50862 Detail

Description#

The Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted name for a (1) file or (2) directory, aka "Command Injection Vulnerability."

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-07-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-01-21Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2012-07-10
Last modified: 2025-01-21

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

26.1%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 98.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Code Injection

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).