{"cve":"CVE-2012-2188","nvd":{"published":"2012-08-06T16:55:03.260","modified":"2026-06-16T23:41:09.190","status":"Modified","description":"IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7R3.5.0 before SP4, 7R7.1.0 and 7R7.2.0 before 7R7.2.0 SP3, and 7R7.3.0 before SP2, and Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) 6R7.3.0 before SP2, does not properly restrict the VIOS viosrvcmd command, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a (1) $ (dollar sign) or (2) & (ampersand) character.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_power_hmc_viosrvcmd_command_allows_elevated_privilege_on_vios_cve_2012_218825","http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03548","http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03550","http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03554","http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03580"],"products":["ibm:power_hardware_management_console_firmware","ibm:systems_director_management__console_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-2188","score":0.00347,"percentile":0.28303,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}