CVE-2012-4087 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers with high privileges can execute arbitrary commands on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect devices via invalid parameters in a cluster setup script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4087?
CVE-2012-4087 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 24 Sep 2013. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A cluster setup script for fabric interconnect devices in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via invalid parameters, aka Bug ID CSCtg20793.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4087?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Computing System.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4087?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2012-4087 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4087 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Computing System
- 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-3fm9-w6wx-jjf7.