CVE-2012-4076
Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell...
Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command that calls the system library function, aka Bug IDs CSCtf23559 and CSCtf27780.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command that calls the system library function, aka Bug IDs CSCtf23559 and CSCtf27780.
- Record
CVE-2012-4076- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command that calls the system library function, aka Bug IDs CSCtf23559 and CSCtf27780.
- Record
CVE-2012-4076- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4020 No score
Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command that calls the system library function, aka Bug IDs CSCtf23559 and CSCtf27780.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4020- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5w6-mh6x-jq9c No score
Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell...
Cisco NX-OS allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command that calls the system library function, aka Bug IDs CSCtf23559 and CSCtf27780.
- Record
GHSA-m5w6-mh6x-jq9c- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4076 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Cisco Nx-os, published October 14, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.