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Source: redhat · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2012-5605Unknown / EvaluatingLOW (raw)CVSS 3.3CWE-276

A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms

Published: 05 Jan 2013•Last updated: 31 Oct 2026, 12:47 AM IST•Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
3.3LOW (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Metric sourcesecalert@redhat.com
EPSS probability
0.3%0.003
Percentile25th
Weakness type
CWE-276
CWE-264
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify Grinder's cache files due to incorrect world-writable permissions set on the `/var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/` directory. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering within the application's cache.

SOC priority

Low

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; Source severity; no confirmed exploitation signal

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • redhat cloudforms · <= 1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched local-access-review (CVSS AV:L, CVSS PR:L)

Exposure

  1. Identify hosts reporting this CVE, prioritising shared or multi-user systems.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A local, low-privilege vector matters most where untrusted users can run code. · Rule local-access-review

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review source-stated impact and relevant application errors on affected hosts; local access alone does not establish privilege escalation.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · The vector establishes local access and low privileges only. Confirm the impact from the advisory before choosing a specific hunt. · Rule local-access-review

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Host inventory can verify remediation. · Rule local-access-review

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secalert@redhat.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
nvd.nist.govSource recordaccess.redhat.comSource recordaccess.redhat.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2012-5605
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2012-5605
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2012-5605"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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