CVE-2012-4960
Acu vulnerability
The Huawei NE5000E, MA5200G, NE40E, NE80E, ATN, NE40, NE80, NE20E-X6, NE20, ME60, CX600, CX200, CX300, ACU, WLAN AC 6605, S9300, S7700, S2300, S3300, S5300, S3300HI, S5300HI, S5306, S6300, S2700, S3700, S5700, S6700, AR G3, H3C AR(OEM IN), AR 19, AR 29, AR 49, Eudemon100E, Eudemon200, Eudemon300, Eudemon500, Eudemon1000, Eudemon1000E-U/USG5300, Eudemon1000E-X/USG5500, Eudemon8080E/USG9300, Eudemon8160E/USG9300, Eudemon8000E-X/USG9500, E200E-C/USG2200, E200E-X3/USG2200, E200E-X5/USG2200, E200E-X7/USG2200, E200E-C/USG5100, E200E-X3/USG5100, E200E-X5/USG5100, E200E-X7/USG5100, E200E-B/USG2100, E200E-X1/USG2100, E200E-X2/USG2100, SVN5300, SVN2000, SVN5000, SVN3000, NIP100, NIP200, NIP1000, NIP2100, NIP2200, and NIP5100 use the DES algorithm for stored passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Risk analysis
Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.
Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.
Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-4960
- Confirm whether Huawei Acu is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
- Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-4960.
- Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.
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