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CVE-2012-4838

• Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-12-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) and Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2) allow local users to obtain sensitive information about (1) local accounts, (2) SSH private keys, (3) SSL/TLS private keys, (4) SNMPv3 communities, and (5) LDAP credentials by leveraging unspecified side effects of service or maintenance activity.

Affected products

• IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module: all versions
• IBM Integrated Management Module Ii: all versions

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79020
• https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/myportal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5092001
• https://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/flex_system_chassis_management_module_cmm_and_integrated_management_module_2_imm2_potential_security_vulnerability_with_authentication_data_cve_2012_4838_ibm_flex_system8
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79020
• https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/myportal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5092001
• https://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/flex_system_chassis_management_module_cmm_and_integrated_management_module_2_imm2_potential_security_vulnerability_with_authentication_data_cve_2012_4838_ibm_flex_system8

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