CVE-2012-2994 describes a critical vulnerability in CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 appliances where the root password is predictably generated from the device's serial number. This design flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to easily brute-force and gain administrative access, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-37803), and its high FAUCET Risk Score of 92/100 indicates significant potential for exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cososys:endpoint_protector_appliace_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.