The XML API service in the Fabric Interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (API service outage) via a malformed XML document in a packet, aka Bug ID CSCtg48206.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4079 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.47% | 1.22% | +0.74% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.19% | 0.47% | +0.29% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.19% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | unified_computing_system | — | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |