CVE-2012-4122
The CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4122- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4122- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4066 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4066- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5859-8qc6-3q5v No score
The CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5859-8qc6-3q5v- 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-2012-4122 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Cisco Nx-os, published October 5, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.