CVE-2012-4072
The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate...
The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers, and read keyboard and mouse events, by leveraging knowledge of this certificate's private key, aka Bug ID CSCte90327.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers, and read keyboard and mouse events, by leveraging knowledge of this certificate's private key, aka Bug ID CSCte90327.
- Record
CVE-2012-4072- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers, and read keyboard and mouse events, by leveraging knowledge of this certificate's private key, aka Bug ID CSCte90327.
- Record
CVE-2012-4072- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4016 No score
The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers, and read keyboard and mouse events, by leveraging knowledge of this certificate's private key, aka Bug ID CSCte90327.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4016- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph23-3mhm-w392 No score
The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate...
The KVM subsystem in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) relies on a hardcoded X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers, and read keyboard and mouse events, by leveraging knowledge of this certificate's private key, aka Bug ID CSCte90327.
- Record
GHSA-ph23-3mhm-w392- 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-2012-4072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Cisco Unified Computing System, published September 20, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.