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CVE-2012-4862

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4862 describes a vulnerability in IBM Rational Developer for System z versions 7.1 through 8.5.1, where the Host Connect emulator improperly stores SSL certificate passwords. This flaw allows local attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information. With a CVSS score indicating low severity, the attack requires local access and has a low impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_developer_for_system_z:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_developer_for_system_z:7.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_developer_for_system_z:7.6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_developer_for_system_z:7.6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_developer_for_system_z:7.6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
11.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0021 is in the 1st percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/51401
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79919
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
securityfocus.com / bid/56725
securitytracker.com / id