{"id":"CVE-2012-2188","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-2188","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:43:03.843Z","title":"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,…","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.","published":"2012-08-06T16:55:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:41:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["ibm/power hardware management console firmware","ibm/systems director management  console firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00347,"percentile":0.2804,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_power_hmc_viosrvcmd_command_allows_elevated_privilege_on_vios_cve_2012_218825","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03548","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03550","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03554","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03580","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75906","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_power_hmc_viosrvcmd_command_allows_elevated_privilege_on_vios_cve_2012_218825","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03548","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03550","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03554","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03580","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75906","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2188","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}