CVE-2012-4177
The web browser plugin for Ubisoft Uplay PC before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the -orbit_exe_path command line argument.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The web browser plugin for Ubisoft Uplay PC before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the -orbit_exe_path command line argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 58.02% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 August 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- ubi/uplay pc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 58.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
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.
References
- http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/699940-Uplay-PC-Patch-2-0-4-Security-fix
- http://osvdb.org/84402
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jul/375
- http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19053453
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20321
- http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/699940-Uplay-PC-Patch-2-0-4-Security-fix
- http://osvdb.org/84402
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jul/375
- http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19053453
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20321
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.