Is CVE-2012-1196 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1196 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1196?

CVE-2012-1196 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2012-1196?

Patch guidance is available from landesk security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2012-1196.

Which products are affected by CVE-2012-1196?

1 product: landesk lenovo thinkmanagement console.

CVE-2012-1196 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the VulCore web service (WSVulnerabilityCore/VulCore.asmx) in Lenovo ThinkManagement Console 9.0.3 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a SetTaskLogByFile SOAP request.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LANDESK
Published: 2/18/2012
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2012-1196

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