CVE catalog

CVE-2012-4463

mc: CVE-2012-4463

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 10, 2012, 6:55:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.87% · Oct 25, 2026

Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mc	sid	`3:4.8.33-1.1`	fixed
Debian	mc	forky	`3:4.8.33-1.1`	fixed
Debian	mc	trixie	`3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mc	bookworm	`3:4.8.29-2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mc	source	sid	`3:4.8.8-1`	low	Not reported	[689571]
Debian	mc	source	forky	`3:4.8.8-1`	low	Not reported	[689571]
Debian	mc	source	trixie	`3:4.8.8-1`	low	Not reported	[689571]
Debian	mc	source	bookworm	`3:4.8.8-1`	low	Not reported	[689571]

[Debian bug #689571]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mc]Fixed
Details (4)
- 3:4.8.29-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
- 3:4.8.29-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
- 3:4.8.31-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
- 3:4.8.31-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
[mc-data]Fixed
Source package: [mc]
Details (4)
- 3:4.8.29-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
- 3:4.8.29-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
- 3:4.8.31-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
- 3:4.8.31-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mc]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · 13
- 3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · 13
[mc-data]Fixed
Source package: [mc]
Details (2)
- 3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · 13
- 3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:4.8.8-1
  dsa · mc · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:32 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]