CVE-2012-0242

critical

Published 2012-02-21 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

10.0

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Format string vulnerability in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a message string.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cret@cert.org — http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-047-01.pdf

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
advantech	advantech_webaccess	`{"endIncluding":"6.0"}`
advantech	advantech_webaccess	`5.0`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52051
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-047-01.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52051
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-047-01.pdf

CWEs

CWE-134

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.