CVE-2012-4755
Untrusted search path vulnerability in SciTools Understand before 2.6 build 600 allows local...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in SciTools Understand before 2.6 build 600 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .udb file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Untrusted search path vulnerability in SciTools Understand before 2.6 build 600 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .udb file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2012-4755- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in SciTools Understand before 2.6 build 600 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .udb file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2012-4755- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4680 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in SciTools Understand before 2.6 build 600 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .udb file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4680- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r78v-wpc5-875h No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in SciTools Understand before 2.6 build 600 allows local...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in SciTools Understand before 2.6 build 600 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .udb file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-r78v-wpc5-875h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4755 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Scitools Understand, published September 6, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.