# CVE-2012-10040: Openfiler v2.x NetworkCard Command Execution

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2025-08-11 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- Openfiler: 2.0

## Description

Openfiler v2.x contains a command injection vulnerability in the system.html page. The device parameter is used to instantiate a NetworkCard object, whose constructor in network.inc calls exec() with unsanitized input. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary commands as the openfiler user. Due to misconfigured sudoers, the openfiler user can escalate privileges to root via sudo /bin/bash without a password.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Openfiler, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/openfiler_networkcard_exec.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21191
- https://www.openfiler.com/
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/openfiler/
- http://web.archive.org/web/20210922060411/https://itsecuritysolutions.org/2012-09-06-Openfiler-v2.x-multiple-vulnerabilities/
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/openfiler_networkcard_exec.rb

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