CVE-2012-5378

ActiveTcl 8.5.12 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActiveTcl 8.5.12, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\TD\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
rubylocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28130

Scores

EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 53.7%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

activestate/activetcl

Timeline

Published Oct 11, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026