CVE-2012-4089 — MCTOOLS in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to execute arbitrary Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) commands by leveraging (1) local, (2) shell-level, or (3) debug-level privileges at the operating-system layer, aka Bug ID CSCtg76239

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MCTOOLS in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to execute arbitrary Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) commands by leveraging (1) local, (2) shell-level, or (3) debug-level privileges at the operating-system layer, aka Bug ID CSCtg76239

Published Sep 24, 2013

6.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.32%

Description

MCTOOLS in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to execute arbitrary Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) commands by leveraging (1) local, (2) shell-level, or (3) debug-level privileges at the operating-system layer, aka Bug ID CSCtg76239.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.32% 0.00319

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

EPSS probability 0.00319

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.32% (0.00319)	22.49th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.32% (0.00319)	23.37th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.13% (0.00127)	29.63th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.64th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	26.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	12.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (3)

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4089
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029082
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87369
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4089		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029082		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87369		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-2012-4089

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-4089

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-4089