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CVE-2012-4141

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4141 describes a directory traversal vulnerability within the CLI parser of Cisco NX-OS, allowing authenticated local users to create arbitrary script files by using relative pathnames. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a medium severity, with an attack vector requiring local access and authenticated user privileges, potentially leading to complete confidentiality and integrity compromise. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
9.2
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media 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

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

osvdb.org / 98122
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4141
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/62839
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1029160
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry