CVE-2012-4761: A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the unquoted Service Binary in SDPAgent or SDBAgent in Safend D

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HIGH 7.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2012-4761 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) affecting data protector agent. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the unquoted Service Binary in SDPAgent or SDBAgent in Safend Data Protector Agent 3.4.5586.9772, which could let a local malicious user obtain privileges.

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.8 (High)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 58%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-269
Published	2020-01-13
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: safend

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2020-01-13 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:45 UTCUpdated Record last modified

safend data protector agent DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.4.5586.9772

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.4.5586.9772

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy data-protector-agent || rpm -q data-protector-agent || data-protector-agent --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.4.5586.9772 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison data-protector-agent sudo apt install data-protector-agent=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.4.5586.9772> sudo apt-mark hold data-protector-agent

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list data-protector-agent sudo dnf downgrade data-protector-agent-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.4.5586.9772> sudo dnf versionlock add data-protector-agent

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2012-4761?

data protector agent: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2012-4761 being exploited?

CVE-2012-4761 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2012-4761 affect?

CVE-2012-4761 affects data protector agent. Severity is high (CVSS 7.8). A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the unquoted Service Binary in SDPAgent or SDBAgent in Safend Data Protector Agent 3.4.5586.9772, which could let a local malicious user obtain privileges.

How urgent is CVE-2012-4761?

Priority 43/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2012-4767 MEDIUM 6.1 DOWNGRADE An issue exists in Safend Data Protector Agent 3.4.5586.9772 in the securitylayer.log file in the logs.9972 di
CVE-2012-4760 HIGH 7.8 DOWNGRADE A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the SDBagent service in Safend Data Protector Agent 3.4.5586.97

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