What is CVE-2012-5686?

CVE-2012-5686 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zpanelcp Zpanel, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2012-5686?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zpanelcp Zpanel

CVE-2012-5686

ZPanel 10.0.1 has insufficient entropy for its password reset process.

Published 2020-02-04 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zpanelcp Zpanel — versions 10.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/56400 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79841 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5686?: CVE-2012-5686 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zpanelcp Zpanel, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2012-5686?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.