# CVE-2012-4089: Command injection in n/a

> Local users with shell or debug privileges can execute arbitrary BMC commands on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects, leading to potential system compromise.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3w6q-chqr-4j8j

## What is CVE-2012-4089?

CVE-2012-4089 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 24 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4089?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Unified Computing System.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Computing System

- [CVE-2026-20200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20200/): Cisco Integrated Management Controller Argument Injection and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-20094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20094/): Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-0430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0430/): Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-0431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0431/): Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2012-4078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4078/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4089 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4089 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 24 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Unified Computing System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4089/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4089

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