CVE-2012-4078
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not properly handle SSH escape sequences, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass an unspecified authentication step via SSH port forwarding, aka Bug ID CSCtg17656.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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- cisco unified computing system= 1.0(2k)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco unified computing system= 1.0_basenvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco unified computing system= 1.1(1m)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco unified computing system= 1.1_basenvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4078cnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4078enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029084enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87367enisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4078Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029084Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87367nvd
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