CVE-2012-2986 EXPLOIT
7.7
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.7 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.42% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-08-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | san\/iq |
| hp | virtual san appliance |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP StorageWorks P4000 - Virtual SAN Appliance Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2012-05-21 |
| exploit-db | HP VSA - Remote Command Execution | 2012-02-17 |
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