HIGH
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in the banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) TELNET, (2) remote shell (aka rsh), or (3) serial-console session
Published Apr 28, 2012
8.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 49.01%
Description
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in the banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) TELNET, (2) remote shell (aka rsh), or (3) serial-console session.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 3.2.0 · ≤ 3.10.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
8.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
49.01% 0.49009
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.49009
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 49.01% (0.49009) | 98.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 49.11% (0.49114) | 98.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 63.49% (0.63489) | 98.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 61.25% (0.61252) | 98.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 71.53% (0.71534) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 61.25% (0.61252) | 98.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00857) | 82.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00721) | 80.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00980) | 81.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00692) | 77.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 79.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 26.05% (0.26045) | 97.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 26.05% (0.26045) | 95.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0186.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01A x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18779 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPEN x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53215 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75120 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0186.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link | |
| http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01A | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18779 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPEN | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53215 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75120 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Apr 28, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 21, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1803
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a