Is CVE-2012-0059 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-0059 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-0059?

CVE-2012-0059 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-0059?

CVE-2012-0059 has an EPSS score of 1.64% (74th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2012-0059?

No published fix for CVE-2012-0059 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-0059

MEDIUMEPSS 74th pctl

4.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in Spacewalk-backend. This information disclosure vulnerability occurs when a system registration XML-RPC call fails, causing cleartext user passwords to be included in error messages. Remote administrators can exploit this by reading server logs and emails, leading to the unauthorized disclosure of user passwords.

CWE-209 CWE-310Cryptographic Issues

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references1

access.redhat.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.