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CVE-2012-4177
The web browser plugin for Ubisoft Uplay PC before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the -orbit_exe_path…
High10.0Public exploitEPSS 58.0%
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- mitre
Description
The web browser plugin for Ubisoft Uplay PC before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the -orbit_exe_path command line argument.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 20321 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 58.0% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 84402 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20120729 Re: AxMan ActiveX fuzzing <== Memory Corruption PoC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20321 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/699940-Uplay-PC-Patch-2-0-4-Security-fix (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19053453 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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