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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-1196

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 ..

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 51.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
51.01% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 March 2012
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
landesk/lenovo thinkmanagement console
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%28%55%3 October 2026: 51.95%26 October 2026: 51.01%3 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 51.9% on 3 October 2026 to 51.0% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-18714source ↗LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote8 April 2012yes
EDB-18623source ↗LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Suite 9.0.3 Core Server - Arbitrary File Deletionwindows · rgodremote19 March 2012yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.