CVE-2012-2994

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The CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 appliance establishes an EPProot password based entirely on the appliance serial number, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

Published: 2012-09-18 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2994 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.27%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-2994

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
37803 exploit_db edb 2012-09-17 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2994

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 8.32% 6.27% -2.05%
2 2026-05-20 8.52% 8.32% -0.20%
3 2025-03-30 — 8.52% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2994

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2994

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2994

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cososys endpoint_protector_appliace_4 — cpe:2.3:h:cososys:endpoint_protector_appliace_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2994

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