What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-2986?

CVE-2012-2986 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.7 (High). CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 5.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-2986?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-2986. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 5.2%.

San Iq CVE-2012-2986

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2012-08-20 cret@cert.org

Command Injection HP San Iq

7.7

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.7 HIGH

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 20, 2012 - 22:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.7

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. 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. Affected products include: Hp San\/Iq.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.