Is CVE-2012-2388 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-2388 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-2388?

CVE-2012-2388 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-2388?

CVE-2012-2388 has an EPSS score of 3.32% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2388?

Upgrade strongswan on debian 11 to 4.5.2-1.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-2388

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The GMP Plugin in strongSwan 4.2.0 through 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a (1) empty or (2) zeroed RSA signature, aka "RSA signature verification vulnerability."

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

strongswanDebian

Fixed in:4.5.2-1.4CVE-2012-2388

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Other references7

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
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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.