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CVE-2012-3512· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Munin before 2.0.6 stores plugin state files that run as root in the same group-writable directory as non-root plugins, which allows local u

Munin before 2.0.6 stores plugin state files that run as root in the same group-writable directory as non-root plugins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by replacing a state file, as demonstrated using the smart_ plugin.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 21, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 46th percentile
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
munin-monitoringmunin

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • munin-monitoring muninup to 2.0.5 inclusive
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-beta1
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-beta2
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-beta3
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-beta4
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-beta5
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-beta6
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-beta7
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-rc1
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-rc2
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-rc3
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-rc4
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-rc5
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-rc6
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0-rc7
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0.0
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0.1
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0.2
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0.3
  • munin-monitoring munin2.0.4

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12muninbefore 2.0.6-12.0.6-1
Debian:6.0muninbefore 1.4.5-3+deb6u11.4.5-3+deb6u1

Same product

munin-monitoring: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2012-2104cgi-bin/munin-cgi-graph in Munin 2.x writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow user-assisted
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2017-6188Munin before 2.999.6 has a local file write vulnerability when CGI graphs are enabled.
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2013-6048The get_group_tree function in lib/Munin/Master/HTMLConfig.pm in Munin before 2.0.18 allows remote nodes to cause a denial of service (infin
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2012-4678munin-cgi-graph for Munin 2.0 rc4 does not delete temporary files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumpt
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2012-2147munin-cgi-graph in Munin 2.0 rc4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk or memory consumption) via many image requests w
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:munin2.0.6-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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