An ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy His…

published 2012-07-05 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2502

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 39.4%; EPSS 39.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

An ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; Proficy Pulse 1.0; Proficy Batch Execution 5.6; SI7 I/O Driver 7.20 through 7.42; and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input, related to a "command injection vulnerability."

Vendor advisories

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

cisa ICSA-12-131-02 updated 2025-06-05 cvss 8.8

GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HTML Help Vulnerabilities

GE Proficy Batch Execution 5.6 GE Proficy Historian 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.1 GE Proficy HMI/SCADA – iFIX 5.1, 5.0 GE Proficy Pulse 1.0 GE SI7 I/O Driver >=7.20, <=7.42
affected: mitigation ge-ip.force.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Timeline

2012-06-26 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/keyhelp_launchtripane_exec)
2012-07-05 Published

Exploit prediction

39.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/keyhelp_launchtripane_exec KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution Vulnerability metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2012-06-26
EDB-21888 KeyHelp - ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2012-10-11

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

support.ge-ip.com /support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%
vendor-advisory
us-cert.gov /control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf
us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-2516
NVD CVE-2012-2516

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Summary