VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-4463

CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.87%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-10-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references