Is CVE-2012-1803 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-1803 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-1803?

CVE-2012-1803 has a CVSS v2 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-1803?

CVE-2012-1803 has an EPSS score of 49.40% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2012-1803?

No published fix for CVE-2012-1803 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-1803

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

8.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in the banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) TELNET, (2) remote shell (aka rsh), or (3) serial-console session.

CWE-310Cryptographic Issues

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

49.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory1

ruggedcom.com

Third-Party Advisory8

Other references1

archives.neohapsis.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-3566	Low	3.4	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-0204	Medium	4.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-2107	Medium	5.9	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0800	Medium	5.9	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-8684	Critical	9.8	72%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.