Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-06-08. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-06-22. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00020.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00019.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14562
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-350A.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-2462
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/199
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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}10 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}09 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}08 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"percentile": 0.99775
}08 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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}05 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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}04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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}03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
Stored KEV snapshot at this observation.
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