CVE-2012-6581

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-07-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.

Affected products

Best Practical Request Tracker: 3.8.3, 3.8.4, 3.8.7, 3.8.9, 3.8.10, 3.8.11 (+11)

References

http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.html
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.html

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