High severity · published Jan 23, 2020
CVE-2012-4606
Citrix XenServer 4.1, 6.0, 5.6 SP2, 5.6 Feature Pack 1, 5.6 Common Criteria, 5.6, 5.5, 5.0, and 5.0 Update 3 contains a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability which could allow…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Citrix XenServer 4.1, 6.0, 5.6 SP2, 5.6 Feature Pack 1, 5.6 Common Criteria, 5.6, 5.5, 5.0, and 5.0 Update 3 contains a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability which could allow local users with access to a guest operating system to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XE
Xenserver · Citrix
4.1; 5.0; 5.0; 5.5; 5.6; 5.6; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4606
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4606
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55432
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