VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-2291

CVSS score7.2 HIGH

EPSS probability0.34%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2013-01-21

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

EMC Avamar Client 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x on HP-UX and Mac OS X, and the EMC Avamar plugin 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x for Oracle, uses world-writable permissions for cache directories, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified symlink attack.