CVE-2012-4698

Siemens RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.12, ROX I OS through 1.14.5, ROX II OS through 2.3.0, and RuggedMax OS through 4.2.1.4621.22 use hardcoded private keys for SSL and SSH communication, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic by leveraging the availability of these keys within ROS files at all customer installations.

Published: 2012-12-23 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4698 is rated Low Risk (39/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4698

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 2025-03-30 0.60% 0.48% -0.11%
2 2025-03-29 0.48% 0.60% +0.11%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.48% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4698

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4698

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4698

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
siemens ros <= 3.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens rox_i_os <= 1.14.5 cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rox_i_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens rox_ii_os <= 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rox_ii_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens ruggedmax_os <= 4.2.1.4621.22 cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedmax_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4698

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