CVE-2012-5686

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Weaponized

9.8

ZPanel 10.0.1 has insufficient entropy for its password reset process.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 94.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 4, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56400
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79841
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56400
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79841

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-02 20:10 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-02 20:10 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:49 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:49 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:28 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:28 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:14 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:14 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-29 13:41 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-29 13:41 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 08:19 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-26 13:41 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:41 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:16 UTCepss_batch

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-22490✓ verified
First seen Nov 5, 2012
ZPanel 10.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery / Cross-Site Scripting / SQL Injection / Password Reset
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2012-5686?

CVE-2012-5686 is a critical vulnerability published on February 4, 2020. ZPanel 10.0.1 has insufficient entropy for its password reset process.

When was CVE-2012-5686 disclosed?

CVE-2012-5686 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 4, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-5686 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5686 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 94.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-5686?

CVE-2012-5686 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2012-5686?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-5686, 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.

Dependency Blast Radius

See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2012-5686

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2012-5686?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs

CVE-2012-5686

📅 Published

🔄 Last Modified

🔗 References (4)

Weakness Classification(2)

Data Freshness Timeline

Publicly available exploits

❓ Frequently asked(5)

Dependency Blast Radius

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2012-5686?

🔗 Related CVEs(same CWE)

Same CWE

Published

Last Modified

References (4)

Frequently asked(5)

Related CVEs(same CWE)