{"cve":"CVE-2012-4463","nvd":{"published":"2012-10-10T18:55:04.970","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:08.900","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"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"],"products":["midnight-commander:midnight_commander"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4463","score":0.01867,"percentile":0.79307,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}