CVE-2012-1803
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in the…
- Published
- Updated
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- certcc
Description
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in the banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) TELNET, (2) remote shell (aka rsh), or (3) serial-console session.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 18779 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By certcc
- 38 days later
· 38 days later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 48.9% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 18779 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ruggedcom-operating-system-backdoor(75120) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#889195 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20120423 RuggedCom - Backdoor Accounts in my SCADA network? You don't say... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPEN (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20120423 RuggedCom - Backdoor Accounts in my SCADA network? You don't say... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01A (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 53215 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2012-1803)Record last updated .