Is CVE-2012-4545 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-4545 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-4545?

CVE-2012-4545 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-4545?

CVE-2012-4545 has an EPSS score of 1.91% (77th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4545?

Upgrade elinks on debian 11 to 0.12~pre5-9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-4545

MEDIUMEPSS 77th pctl

5.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or GSS-Negotiate authentication, delegates user credentials through GSSAPI, which allows remote servers to authenticate as the client via the delegated credentials.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

elinksDebian

Fixed in:0.12~pre5-9CVE-2012-4545

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

1.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days

77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references7

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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.