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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-5635 · published 9 April 2013

CVE-2012-5635: Glusterfs permissions and access controls vulnerability

Gluster · Glusterfs

The GlusterFS functionality in Red Hat Storage Management Console 2.0, Native Client, and Server 2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on multiple temporary files created by (1) tests/volume.rc, (2) extras/hook-scripts/S30samba-stop.sh, and possibly other vectors, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2012-4417.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.32% · top 77.5% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.32%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The GlusterFS functionality in Red Hat Storage Management Console 2.0, Native Client, and Server 2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on multiple temporary files created by (1) tests/volume.rc, (2) extras/hook-scripts/S30samba-stop.sh, and possibly other vectors, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2012-4417.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0691.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=886364 Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0691.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=886364 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-5635), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-06). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.