CVE-2012-4085 — The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in the Blade Management Controller in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by observing IPMI interface responses, aka Bug ID CSCtg20761

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The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in the Blade Management Controller in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by observing IPMI interface responses, aka Bug ID CSCtg20761

Published Sep 24, 2013

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.65%

Description

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in the Blade Management Controller in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by observing IPMI interface responses, aka Bug ID CSCtg20761.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.65% 0.01652

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01652

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	1.65% (0.01652)	75.67th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.65% (0.01652)	73.39th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.36% (0.00363)	56.27th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.16% (0.00162)	54.22th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 26, 2024	0.16% (0.00162)	53.10th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.16% (0.00162)	51.08th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (3)

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4085
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029081
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87372
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4085		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029081		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87372		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner cisco

Published Sep 24, 2013

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jul 31, 2012

Link CVE-2012-4085

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-4085

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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