CVE-2012-4088 — The FTP server in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) has a hardcoded password for an unspecified user account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read or modify files by leveraging knowledge of this password, aka Bug ID CSCtg20769

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The FTP server in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) has a hardcoded password for an unspecified user account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read or modify files by leveraging knowledge of this password, aka Bug ID CSCtg20769

Published Sep 26, 2013

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.60%

Description

The FTP server in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) has a hardcoded password for an unspecified user account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read or modify files by leveraging knowledge of this password, aka Bug ID CSCtg20769.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.60% 0.00595

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

EPSS probability 0.00595

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	0.60% (0.00595)	46.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.60% (0.00595)	43.60th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.34% (0.00337)	54.34th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.21% (0.00207)	59.56th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 14, 2024	0.21% (0.00207)	58.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.21% (0.00207)	56.85th	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-255

References (3)

http://secunia.com/advisories/54682
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4088
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029102
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/54682		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4088		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029102		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner cisco

Published Sep 26, 2013

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jul 31, 2012

Link CVE-2012-4088

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-4088

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-4088