CVE-2012-0945Network attack vector

Root-level arbitrary file deletion

Published Jan 15, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

File deletion in Canonical Whoopsie before 0.1.26 allows local users with root privileges to remove arbitrary files. Canonical's public record does not identify the affected function, path operation, or attacker-controlled filename. Exploitation requires root-level access, and the documented consequence is file deletion rather than disclosure or code execution.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.71%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

File deletion in Canonical Whoopsie before 0.1.26 allows local users with root privileges to remove arbitrary files. Canonical's public record does not identify the affected function, path operation, or attacker-controlled filename. Exploitation requires root-level access, and the documented consequence is file deletion rather than disclosure or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2012-0945
Published
Jan 15, 2020
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Canonical
Product
Whoopsie
Classifications
CWE-428, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 15, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 0.1.26

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Canonical · Whoopsieversion=< 0.1.26

Published CVSS scores

4.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
T1485Data Destruction

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