CVE-2012-4858
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and...
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and 10.2 before IF1 does not properly validate Java serialized input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and 10.2 before IF1 does not properly validate Java serialized input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-4858- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and 10.2 before IF1 does not properly validate Java serialized input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-4858- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4783 No score
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and 10.2 before IF1 does not properly validate Java serialized input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4783- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x883-wq6q-rvfh No score
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and...
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and 10.2 before IF1 does not properly validate Java serialized input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-x883-wq6q-rvfh- 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-2012-4858 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence, published March 2, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.87%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.