What is CVE-2012-6302?

CVE-2012-6302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Soapbox Project, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2012-6302?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Soapbox Project

CVE-2012-6302

Soapbox through 0.3.1: Sandbox bypass - runs a second instance of Soapbox within a sandboxed Soapbox.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2020-01-24 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Soapbox Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/10/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6302?: CVE-2012-6302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Soapbox Project, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2012-6302?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.