Vulnerability · CVE-2012-5605
A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms.
Published Jan 4, 2013 · catalog updated Oct 30, 2026 · A flaw was found
Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-5605. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A flaw was found).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2018-3760 · Unknown · known exploited
- CVE-2012-4574 · Medium
- Severity
- Low3.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.32%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe redhat/cloudforms
A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify Grinder's cache files due to incorrect world-writable permissions set on the directory. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering within the application's cache.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe redhat/cloudforms<= 1.0
How to fix CVE-2012-5605
Upgrade
CVE-2012-5605 lists a fix boundary at 1.0. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected <= 1.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-5605. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with <= 1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-264; CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions. EPSS 0.32%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 4, 2013 · NIST NVD
Detected
A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify Grinder's cache files due to incorrect world-writable permissions set on the directory. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering within the application's cache.
Oct 30, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify Grinder's cache files due to incorrect world-writable permissions set on the directory. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering within the application's cache.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-5605
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-5605
30-day exploitation probability 0.32%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2012-5605
A flaw was found in Grinder, a component of Red Hat CloudForms. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify Grinder's cache files due to incorrect world-writable permissions set on the directory. This could lead to unauthorized data tampering w
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 31, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 31, 2026