Is CVE-2012-2986 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2986 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2986?

CVE-2012-2986 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.7 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2986

HIGH · CVSS 7.7EPSS 4.4%EU EUVD

lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.7 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 4.4% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2964)
Published: August 20, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2964 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

hp / san/iq
hp / virtual san appliance

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/441363(US Government Resource)

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

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