# CVE-2012-0059

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2012-0059
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 4.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-209
- **Published:** Feb 5, 2014
- **Last Modified:** Apr 3, 2026

## Description

Spacewalk-backend in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite and Proxy 5.4 includes cleartext user passwords in an error message when a system registration XML-RPC call fails, which allows remote administrators to obtain the password by reading (1) the server log and (2) an email.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0101.html)
- [CNA](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0102.html)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0059)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.23%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 45.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._