VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5535
gnome-system-log polkit policy allows arbitrary files on the system to be read
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
gnome-system-log polkit policy allows arbitrary files on the system to be read
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- gnome/gnome-system-log · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094059.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094181.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5535Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5535Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5535Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094059.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094181.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5535Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5535Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5535Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.