CVE-2012-1803

high
Published 2012-04-28 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
8.5
VIR risk
8.5

Description

RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in the banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) TELNET, (2) remote shell (aka rsh), or (3) serial-console session.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cret@cert.org — http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/

References

CWEs

CWE-310

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.