CVE-2012-2188

N/A
Published: August 6, 2012 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPower Hardware Management Console FirmwareSystems Director Management Console Firmware

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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