The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not properly handle SSH escape sequences, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass an unspecified authentication step via SSH port forwarding, aka Bug ID CSCtg17656
Published Sep 24, 2013
8.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.54%
Description
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not properly handle SSH escape sequences, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass an unspecified authentication step via SSH port forwarding, aka Bug ID CSCtg17656.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0\(2k\)
- 1.0_base
- 1.1\(1m\)
- 1.1_base
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.54% (0.03544) | 88.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.54% (0.03544) | 87.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 63.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 69.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 67.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 63.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4078 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029084 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87367 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4078 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029084 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87367 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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