RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.3 has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in a banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) SSH or (2) HTTPS session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1803
Published Apr 28, 2012
8.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.52%
Description
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.3 has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in a banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) SSH or (2) HTTPS session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1803.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.3.0
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.52% (0.08517) | 94.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.61% (0.08612) | 94.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 25.15% (0.25146) | 96.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 27.54% (0.27541) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 22.69% (0.22689) | 95.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.26% (0.17261) | 94.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.44% (0.13442) | 90.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.26% (0.17261) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.47% (0.01466) | 87.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01281) | 85.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01281) | 83.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- 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/75244 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| 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/75244 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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