{"cve":"CVE-2012-4698","nvd":{"published":"2012-12-23T21:55:01.437","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:35.883","status":"Modified","description":"Siemens RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.12, ROX I OS through 1.14.5, ROX II OS through 2.3.0, and RuggedMax OS through 4.2.1.4621.22 use hardcoded private keys for SSL and SSH communication, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic by leveraging the availability of these keys within ROS files at all customer installations.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01A","http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/","http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-01.pdf","https://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-622607.pdf","http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01A"],"products":["siemens:ros","siemens:rox_i_os","siemens:rox_ii_os","siemens:ruggedmax_os"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4698","score":0.01134,"percentile":0.66503,"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."]}