CVE-2012-6581
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled,...
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.
- Record
CVE-2012-6581- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.
- Record
CVE-2012-6581- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6428 No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6428- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3f8-5r75-qjfx No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled,...
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.
- Record
GHSA-g3f8-5r75-qjfx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.
- Record
CVE-2012-6581- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6581 No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6581- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6581 No score
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6581- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
request-tracker4Debian:12 |
before 4.0.7-2 | 4.0.7-2 |
request-tracker3.8Debian:6.0 |
before 3.8.8-7+squeeze6, plus listed versions 3.8.8-73.8.8-7+squeeze13.8.8-7+squeeze1~bpo50+13.8.8-7+squeeze23.8.8-7+squeeze33.8.8-7+squeeze43.8.8-7+squeeze5 |
3.8.8-7+squeeze6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6581 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Bestpractical Request Tracker, published October 26, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in request-tracker4 4.0.7-2.
References
lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6581
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3f8-5r75-qjfx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6581
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6581
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870406
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6581