Is CVE-2011-4872 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4872 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4872?

CVE-2011-4872 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2011-4872

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Multiple HTC Android devices including Desire HD FRG83D and GRI40, Glacier FRG83, Droid Incredible FRF91, Thunderbolt 4G FRG83D, Sensation Z710e GRI40, Sensation 4G GRI40, Desire S GRI40, EVO 3D GRI40, and EVO 4G GRI40 allow remote attackers to obtain 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials and SSID via a crafted application that uses the android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission to call the toString method on the WifiConfiguration class.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-4789)
Published: February 5, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-4789 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

htc / desire hd
htc / desire hd
htc / desire s
htc / droid incredible
htc / evo 3d
htc / evo 4g
htc / glacier
htc / sensation 4g
htc / sensation z710e
htc / thunderbolt 4g

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-02/0002.html
http://blog.mywarwithentropy.com/2012/02/8021x-password-exploit-on-many-htc.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47837(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763355(US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51790

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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