CVE-2012-4463

Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.1)—

Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.

CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Puntuación base: 5.1

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.87%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 79
Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Midnight-commander — Midnight Commander

CWE

CWE-20

Referencias

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