CVE-2012-4106 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands in Cisco UCS due to uniform script execution privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4106?
CVE-2012-4106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 13 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The fabric-interconnect component in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) uses the same privilege level for execution of every script, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via an unspecified script-execution approach, aka Bug ID CSCtq86477.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4106?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Computing System.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4106?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4106 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4106 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4106 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-c72v-8q4h-3989.