{"id":"CVE-2012-2288","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-2288","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:12:35.119Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2012-09-04T11:04:49.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:41:18.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-134"],"affected":["emc/networker"],"epss":{"score":0.3312,"percentile":0.98369,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-11-07","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":22525,"kind":"exploit","title":"EMC NetWorker - Format String (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22525","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/22525.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/22525.rb","published":"2012-11-07","added":"2012-11-07","updated":"2012-11-07","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-2288","OSVDB-85116"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0219.html","source":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55330","source":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027459","source":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0219.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55330","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027459","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2288","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."}