CVE-2012-4131
Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary...
Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.
- Record
CVE-2012-4131- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.
- Record
CVE-2012-4131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4075 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4075- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qxr-jmjm-2c23 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary...
Directory traversal vulnerability in tar in Cisco NX-OS allows local users to access arbitrary files via crafted command-line arguments, aka Bug IDs CSCty07157, CSCty07159, CSCty07162, and CSCty07164.
- Record
GHSA-8qxr-jmjm-2c23- Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2012-4131 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Cisco Nx-os, published December 21, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.