CVE-2012-4074 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Hardcoded private key in Cisco UCS BMC allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept or modify Serial over LAN data streams.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4074?
CVE-2012-4074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 20 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Board Management Controller (BMC) in the Serial over LAN (SoL) subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded private key, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify the data stream by leveraging knowledge of this key, aka Bug ID CSCte90338.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4074?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Computing System.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4074?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4074 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4074 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-20200 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Argument Injection and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-20094 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-0430 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-0431 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2012-4078 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmxm-7xp6-gq38.