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CVE-2012-4090

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4090 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the management interface of Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 series devices. An authenticated remote attacker, leveraging the network-operator role, can access sensitive configuration file information. With a CVSS score of 4.0, this vulnerability is of low severity, requiring authentication and offering partial confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_9-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0211 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 21,957 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

osvdb.org / 98123
secunia.com / advisories/55206
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/87670
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4090
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/62841
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1029158
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry