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CVE-2012-4463

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.

Affected products

• Midnight-Commander Midnight Commander: 4.8.5

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55777
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79033
• https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55777
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813

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