Is CVE-2012-5562 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-5562 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-5562?

CVE-2012-5562 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-5562?

CVE-2012-5562 has an EPSS score of 1.03% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5562?

Upgrade satellite to 5.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-5562

HIGH

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.

CWE-319

How to fix

Remediation Available

satelliteNVD

Affected:< 5.6Fixed in:5.6CVE-2012-5562derived from NVD

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2018-12710	High	8.0	77%	-	-
CVE-2024-25735	Critical	9.1	51%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3993	High	7.5	46%	-	-
CVE-2017-5259	High	8.8	39%	-	-
CVE-2016-5649	Critical	9.8	27%	-	-
CVE-2021-39341	High	8.2	23%	-	-

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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 2026-04-09.