{"id":"CVE-2012-5379","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-5379","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:50:05.629Z","title":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePython 3.2.2.3, when installed in the top-level C:\\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\\Python27 or C:\\Python27\\Scripts…","description":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePython 3.2.2.3, when installed in the top-level C:\\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\\Python27 or C:\\Python27\\Scripts directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by an administrator, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the \"IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules\" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview.  NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the unsafe PATH is established only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the ActivePython installation","published":"2012-10-11T10:51:57.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:46:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["activestate/activepython"],"epss":{"score":0.01227,"percentile":0.68649,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2013-09-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":28130,"kind":"exploit","title":"IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keyring Modules Service (IKEEXT) - Missing DLL (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28130","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/28130.rb","file":"exploits/windows/local/28130.rb","published":"2013-09-06","added":"2013-09-06","updated":"2013-09-06","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-5383","CVE-2012-5382","CVE-2012-5381","CVE-2012-5380","CVE-2012-5379","CVE-2012-5378","CVE-2012-5377","OSVDB-86179","OSVDB-86178","OSVDB-86177","OSVDB-86176","OSVDB-86175","OSVDB-86174","OSVDB-86173","OSVDB-86172"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5379","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}