lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands vi…

published 2012-08-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2964

cvss: 7.7; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.4%; EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

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.

Timeline

2012-02-17 First public exploit (EDB-18893)
2012-08-20 Published

Exploit prediction

4.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-18901 HP StorageWorks P4000 - Virtual SAN Appliance Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2012-05-21
EDB-18893 HP VSA - Remote Command Execution remote, 2012-02-17

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.7	AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

kb.cert.org /vuls/id/441363
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-2986
NVD CVE-2012-2986

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Summary