CVE-2012-4109 — The clear sshkey command in the fabric-interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to gain privileges by embedding commands in an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCtq86559

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The clear sshkey command in the fabric-interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to gain privileges by embedding commands in an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCtq86559

Published Oct 2, 2013

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.35%

Description

The clear sshkey command in the fabric-interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to gain privileges by embedding commands in an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCtq86559.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.35% 0.00346

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

EPSS probability 0.00346

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 (13 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.35% (0.00346)	25.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.35% (0.00346)	26.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.08% (0.00080)	21.26th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.18% (0.00177)	56.10th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 6, 2024	0.18% (0.00177)	54.81th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 15, 2023	0.06% (0.00061)	24.25th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 29, 2023	0.04% (0.00043)	7.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (1)

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4109
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4109		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner cisco

Published Oct 2, 2013

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Jul 31, 2012

Link CVE-2012-4109

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-4109

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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