CVE-2012-2994
The CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 appliance establishes an EPProot password based entirely on the appliance serial number, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
The CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 appliance establishes an EPProot password based entirely on the appliance serial number, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.27% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 September 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- cososys/endpoint protector appliace 4
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 6.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50604
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/591667US Government Resource
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50604
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/591667US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.