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CVE-2012-2200
The default configuration of sendmail in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, allows local users to gain privileges by…
High7.2EPSS 0.37%
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- ibm
Description
The default configuration of sendmail in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, allows local users to gain privileges by entering a command in a .forward file in a home directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 1027207 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- IV22965 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV22963 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sendmail1_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- aix-sendmail-command-execution(76466) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IV22964 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV22966 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .