Is CVE-2012-1844 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1844 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1844?

CVE-2012-1844 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-1844

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD

The Quantum Scalar i500 tape library with firmware before i7.0.3 (604G.GS00100), also distributed as the Dell ML6000 tape library with firmware before A20-00 (590G.GS00100) and the IBM TS3310 tape library with firmware before R6C (606G.GS001), uses default passwords for unspecified user accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via unknown vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 3.3% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1854)
Published: March 22, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1854 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / powervault ml6000
dell / powervault ml6000
dell / powervault ml6000 firmware
dell / powervault ml6010
dell / powervault ml6020
dell / powervault ml6030
ibm / ts3310 tape library
ibm / ts3310 tape library
ibm / ts3310 tape library firmware
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware

References

http://osvdb.org/80372
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/913483(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8NNKN8(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8NVRPY(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MORO-8QNJLE(US Government Resource)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74322

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

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