CVE-2012-2288 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 33.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the nsrd RPC service in EMC NetWorker 7.6.3 and 7.6.4 before 7.6.4.1, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a message.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 33.12% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-134 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| emc | networker |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | EMC NetWorker - Format String (Metasploit) | 2012-11-07 |
References
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