CVE-2012-2188
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7R3.5.0 before SP4, 7R7.1.0 and 7R7.2.0 before 7R7.2.0 SP3, and 7R7.3.0 before SP2, and Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) 6R7.3.0 before SP2, does not properly restrict the VIOS viosrvcmd command,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7R3.5.0 before SP4, 7R7.1.0 and 7R7.2.0 before 7R7.2.0 SP3, and 7R7.3.0 before SP2, and Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) 6R7.3.0 before SP2, does not properly restrict the VIOS viosrvcmd command, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a (1) $ (dollar sign) or (2) & (ampersand) character.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ibm/power hardware management console firmware · ibm/systems director management console firmware
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_power_hmc_viosrvcmd_command_allows_elevated_privilege_on_vios_cve_2012_218825Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03548
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03550
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03554
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03580
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75906
- http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_power_hmc_viosrvcmd_command_allows_elevated_privilege_on_vios_cve_2012_218825Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03548
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03550
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03554
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03580
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75906
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.