CVE-2012-4090
The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users...
The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.
- Record
CVE-2012-4090- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.
- Record
CVE-2012-4090- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4034 No score
The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4034- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hr4g-gcr7-8xp6 No score
The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users...
The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.
- Record
GHSA-hr4g-gcr7-8xp6- 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-2012-4090 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Cisco Nexus 7000, published October 5, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87670
securityfocus.com/bid/62841
osvdb.org/98123
securitytracker.com/id/1029158
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4090
secunia.com/advisories/55206
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4090
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hr4g-gcr7-8xp6