CVE-2012-3462

A flaw was found in SSSD version 1.9.0. The SSSD's access-provider logic causes the result of the...

8.8 HighFix available

A flaw was found in SSSD version 1.9.0. The SSSD's access-provider logic causes the result of the HBAC rule processing to be ignored in the event that the access-provider is also handling the setup of the user's SELinux user context.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.61%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2012-3462
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-3462
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-3422 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-3422
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h73j-5p58-29r6 8.8

A flaw was found in SSSD version 1.9.0. The SSSD's access-provider logic causes the result of the...

Record: GHSA-h73j-5p58-29r6
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Record: CVE-2012-3462
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3462 8.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3462
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-3462 8.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3462
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sssd` Debian:12	before 1.10.0-1	1.10.0-1
`sssd` Debian:13	before 1.10.0-1	1.10.0-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-3462 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Fedoraproject Sssd, published December 26, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.61%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in sssd 1.10.0-1.