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CVE-2012-4090

The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4090 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-10-05T10:55:03.307

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	cisco	nx-os	-	Yes
Hardware	cisco	nexus_7000	-	Yes
Hardware	cisco	nexus_7000_10-slot	-	Yes
Hardware	cisco	nexus_7000_18-slot	-	Yes
Hardware	cisco	nexus_7000_9-slot	-	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/98123 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/55206 ([email protected])
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4090 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62841 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029158 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87670 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/98123 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/55206 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4090 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62841 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029158 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87670 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.