Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Health Monitor Login pages in Cisco Prime Network Control System (NCS) and Wireless Control System (WCS) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCud18375.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5990 is rated Moderate Risk (43.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.53%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.28% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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 | 0.25% | 1.53% | +1.28% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.32% | 0.25% | -0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.32% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | prime_network_control_system | — | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network_control_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | wireless_control_system | — | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wireless_control_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/830316 | US Government Resource |