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CVE-2012-2085 json

The exec_command function in common/helpers.py in Gajim before 0.15 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via…

published 2012-08-28 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2091

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The exec_command function in common/helpers.py in Gajim before 0.15 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an href attribute.

Patch / fix

  • gajim Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2085

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-2085 updated cvss 6.8

gajim: Execute command helper improperly sanitizing 'command' argument, leading to remote code execution

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • trac.gajim.org https://trac.gajim.org/changeset/bc296e96ac10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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