No exploitation reported

CVE-2012-6068

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2013-01-21
WeaknessCWE-264 · CWE-284

Am I affected?

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Description

The Runtime Toolkit in CODESYS Runtime System 2.3.x and 2.4.x does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute commands via the command-line interface in the TCP listener service or transfer files via requests to the TCP listener service.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2013-01-2121:55CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

3s-software codesys runtime system

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2.3	= 2.3.9.8	no fix published	NVD
2.3	= 2.3.9.35	no fix published	NVD
2.3	= 2.3.9.36	no fix published	NVD
2.3	= 2.3.9.37	no fix published	NVD
2.4	= 2.4.0	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

ICSA-14-084-01 CISA2 known affected
Festo CECX-X-(C1/M1) Controller Vulnerabilities
Festo CECX-X-C1 Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys: vers:all/* · Festo CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller with CoDeSys and SoftMotion: vers:all/*

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-14-084-01 · 2 productsFesto has decided not to resolve these vulnerabilities, placing critical infrastructure asset owners using this product at risk. This advisory is being published to alert critical infrastructure asset owners of the risk of using this equipment, and to increase compensating security measures if poss…
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-14-084-01 · 2 productsSome of these compensating measures can be: Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls, and isolate them from the business network. When remote…

Advisories and patches

www.codesys.comVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CNACVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-284read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-264read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score5.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2013-01-21
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6068?

Is CVE-2012-6068 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2012-6068 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6068?

CVE-2012-6068 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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