Is CVE-2012-4131 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4131 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4131?

CVE-2012-4131 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-4131

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 0.7% (54th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4075)
Published: December 21, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4075 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / nx-os

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4131(Vendor Advisory)

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

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