Is CVE-2012-6140 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-6140 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-6140?

CVE-2012-6140 has a CVSS v2 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-6140?

CVE-2012-6140 has an EPSS score of 0.23% (14th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6140?

Upgrade google-authenticator on debian 11 to 20130529-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-6140

LOW

1.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

pam_google_authenticator.c in the PAM module in Google Authenticator before 1.0 requires user-readable permissions for the secret file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a shared secret via standard filesystem operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0258.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

google-authenticatorDebian

Fixed in:20130529-1CVE-2012-6140

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

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

14thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 14% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references3

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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.