CVE-2012-6068

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, NVD CVSS v3
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 5.3%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2013 — use a compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and check the vendor's advisory.

The Runtime Toolkit in CODESYS Runtime System 2.3.x and 2.4.x does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute commands via the command-line interface in the TCP listener service or transfer files via requests to the TCP listener service.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
46
EG Risk 46/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity98% × 45%
The EG Score, 9.8 of 10.
Exploitation5.3% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's BOD 26-04 default: no one has published Automatable for this CVE, and CISA treats it as “no” for a CVE not in KEV.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2013. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and check the vendor's advisory for a fix.
EPSS PROB
5.3%
EPSS %ILE
92nd
KEV
Not listed

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2013. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and check the vendor's advisory for a fix.

Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

January 21, 2013

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Oct 8, 2026
No fix on record since 2013. Sources: cisa.
Web page

Digital Bond Archives - Dale Peterson: ICS Security Catalyst

http://www.digitalbond.com/tools/basecamp/3s-codesys/
Web page

Festo CECX-X-(C1/M1) Controller Vulnerabilities | CISA

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-084-01
CISA

Festo CECX-X-(C1/M1) Controller Vulnerabilities | CISA

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-084-01
CISA

3S CoDeSys (Update A) | CISA

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-13-011-01

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2012-6068?
CVE-2012-6068 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on January 21, 2013. The Runtime Toolkit in CODESYS Runtime System 2.3.x and 2.4.x does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute commands via the command-line interface in the TCP listener service or transfer files via requests to the TCP listener service.
When was CVE-2012-6068 made public?
CVE-2012-6068 was made public on October 31, 2012: that is the date its CVE record's CNA, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Industrial Control Systems (ICS), gives for when the vulnerability was made public. The CVE record itself was published on January 21, 2013. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of April 29, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2012-6068 actively exploited?
CVE-2012-6068 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (92nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-6068?
CVE-2012-6068 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2012-6068?
No fix for CVE-2012-6068 has been recorded since its CVE record was published in 2013. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and check the vendor's advisory for a fix.

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