CVE-2012-5477

CVE-2012-5477 is a none vulnerability published on May 8, 2014. The smart proxy in Foreman before 1.1 uses a umask set to 0, which allows local users to modify files created by the daemon via unspecified vectors.

CVE-2012-5477 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2014, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

CVE-2012-5477 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-5477, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.