CVE-2012-4088

The FTP server in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) has a hardcoded password for an unspecified user account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read or modify files by leveraging knowledge of this password, aka Bug ID CSCtg20769.

Published: 2013-09-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4088 is rated Low Risk (32.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4088

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 0.34% 0.60% +0.26%
2 2025-03-30 0.62% 0.34% -0.28%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.62% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4088

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 5.5 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4088

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4088

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco unified_computing_system — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4088

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