CVE-2012-4072

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers, and read keyboard and mouse events, by leveraging knowledge of this certificate's private key, aka Bug ID CSCte90327.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 20, 2013
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-4072: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix