What is CVE-2012-6609?

CVE-2012-6609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Polycom Hdx 8000, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2012-6609?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Polycom Hdx 8000

CVE-2012-6609

Directory traversal vulnerability in a_getlog.cgi in Polycom HDX Video End Points before 3.0.4 and UC APL before 2.7.1.J allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the name parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2020-01-28 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Mar/18 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
web.archive.org/web/20130317232013/http://blog.tempest.com.br/joao-paulo-campel… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6609?: CVE-2012-6609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Polycom Hdx 8000, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2012-6609?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.