CVE-2012-4122
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
The CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and overwrite or create arbitrary files, via shell output redirection, aka Bug IDs CSCts56672 and CSCts56669.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (24th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4066)
- Published
- October 5, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4066 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / nx-os
References
- http://osvdb.org/98121
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4122(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62843(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87672
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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