Is CVE-2012-2166 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-2166 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-2166?

CVE-2012-2166 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-2166?

CVE-2012-2166 has an EPSS score of 2.76% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2166?

Upgrade xiv storage system 2810-114 firmware to 11.1.1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-2166

CRITICALEPSS 84th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM XIV Storage System 2810-A14 and 2812-A14 devices before level 10.2.4.e-2 and 2810-114 and 2812-114 devices before level 11.1.1 have hardcoded passwords for unspecified accounts, which allows remote attackers to gain user access via unknown vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 75041.

CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available

xiv storage system 2810-114 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 11.1.1Fixed in:11.1.1CVE-2012-2166derived from NVD

xiv storage system 2810-a14 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.2.4.e-2Fixed in:10.2.4.e-2CVE-2012-2166derived from NVD

xiv storage system 2812-114 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 11.1.1Fixed in:11.1.1CVE-2012-2166derived from NVD

xiv storage system 2812-a14 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.2.4.e-2Fixed in:10.2.4.e-2CVE-2012-2166derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

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CVE-2022-26138	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-3272	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-30406	Critical	9.0	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-28987	Critical	9.1	93%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-15976	Critical	9.8	93%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20439	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix

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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 2024-11-21.