CVE-2012-2986
lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote...
CVE-2012-2986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Hp San\/iq, published August 20, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.42%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.
Exploit likelihood
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lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.
- Record
CVE-2012-2986- CVSS 2.0
- 7.7 High
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.
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CVE-2012-2986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2964 No score
lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2964- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9qp-hfqh-wjg8 No score
lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote...
lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.
- Record
GHSA-w9qp-hfqh-wjg8- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | HP VSA - Remote Command Execution | 2012-02-17 |
| Exploit-DB | HP StorageWorks P4000 - Virtual SAN Appliance Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2012-05-21 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |