CVE-2012-4090

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-10-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.

Affected products

Cisco Nexus 7000: all versions
Cisco Nexus 7000 10-Slot: all versions
Cisco Nexus 7000 18-Slot: all versions
Cisco Nexus 7000 9-Slot: all versions
Cisco NX-OS: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/98123
http://secunia.com/advisories/55206
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62841
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029158
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87670
http://osvdb.org/98123
http://secunia.com/advisories/55206
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62841
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029158
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87670

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