CVE-2012-2516

highpriority · attend · 61EPSS 0.397 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
2 exploits · weaponized
Likely / severe?
39.7% (99th) EPSS
CVSS 9.3 · high
Is it mine?
21 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; Proficy Pulse 1.0; Proficy Batch Execution 5.6; SI7 I/O Driver 7.20 through 7.42; and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input, related to a "command injection vulnerability."

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

  • MitigationProficy Batch Executioncisa_csaf_ot

    GE Intelligent Platforms recommends that the KeyHelp.ocx ActiveX control be unregistered and deleted to eliminate these vulnerabilities. GE Intelligent Platforms has recommended specific control removal instructions for each of the affected products to ensure it continues to function properly once the control is removed. Please see GE Security Advisory GEIP12-04 at the following location: (https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04)

    https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04
  • MitigationProficy HMI/SCADA – iFIXcisa_csaf_ot

    GE Intelligent Platforms recommends that the KeyHelp.ocx ActiveX control be unregistered and deleted to eliminate these vulnerabilities. GE Intelligent Platforms has recommended specific control removal instructions for each of the affected products to ensure it continues to function properly once the control is removed. Please see GE Security Advisory GEIP12-04 at the following location: (https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04)

    https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04
  • MitigationProficy Historiancisa_csaf_ot

    GE Intelligent Platforms recommends that the KeyHelp.ocx ActiveX control be unregistered and deleted to eliminate these vulnerabilities. GE Intelligent Platforms has recommended specific control removal instructions for each of the affected products to ensure it continues to function properly once the control is removed. Please see GE Security Advisory GEIP12-04 at the following location: (https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04)

    https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04
  • MitigationProficy Pulsecisa_csaf_ot

    GE Intelligent Platforms recommends that the KeyHelp.ocx ActiveX control be unregistered and deleted to eliminate these vulnerabilities. GE Intelligent Platforms has recommended specific control removal instructions for each of the affected products to ensure it continues to function properly once the control is removed. Please see GE Security Advisory GEIP12-04 at the following location: (https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04)

    https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04
  • MitigationSI7 I/O Drivercisa_csaf_ot

    GE Intelligent Platforms recommends that the KeyHelp.ocx ActiveX control be unregistered and deleted to eliminate these vulnerabilities. GE Intelligent Platforms has recommended specific control removal instructions for each of the affected products to ensure it continues to function properly once the control is removed. Please see GE Security Advisory GEIP12-04 at the following location: (https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04)

    https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Intelligent-Platforms-Security-Advisory-GEIP12-04
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10
v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.08.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-78USprimaryCWE-77US
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exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (21)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 21
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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • ICSA-12-131-02GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HTML Help Vulnerabilities2012-02-11icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcisa_csaf_otnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2012-07-05modified 2026-06-16
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references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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