VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-5003

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-09-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

nxapplet.jar in No Machine NX Web Companion 3.x and earlier does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) SiteUrl or (2) RedirectUrl parameter that points to a Trojan Horse client.zip update file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references