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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-5931 · published 24 December 2012

CVE-2012-5931: Microfocus privileged user manager path traversal vulnerability

Microfocus · Privileged User Manager

Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_log_config function in regclnt.dll in unifid.exe in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2 allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a log pathname.

5.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.3% · top 5.8% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.5CVSS 2.0 base score
7.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_log_config function in regclnt.dll in unifid.exe in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2 allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a log pathname.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K6-PmbPjduA~
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i_adv.htm
https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011385 Vendor Advisory
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K6-PmbPjduA~
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i_adv.htm
https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011385 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-5931), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.