CVE-2012-4122

medium
Published 2013-10-05 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.2
VIR risk
6.2

Description

The CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and overwrite or create arbitrary files, via shell output redirection, aka Bug IDs CSCts56672 and CSCts56669.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@cisco.com — http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4122

References

CWEs

CWE-20

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