lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-2986 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.42%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18901 | exploit_db | edb | 2012-05-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 18893 | exploit_db | edb | 2012-02-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 5.21% | 4.42% | -0.78% |
| 2 | 2026-04-21 | 5.82% | 5.21% | -0.61% |
| 3 | 2025-05-13 | — | 5.82% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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5.1 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/441363 | US Government Resource |