CVE-2012-4089

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

MCTOOLS in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to execute arbitrary Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) commands by leveraging (1) local, (2) shell-level, or (3) debug-level privileges at the operating-system layer, aka Bug ID CSCtg76239.

Affected products

Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed): all versions

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4089
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029082
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87369
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4089
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029082
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87369

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