CVE-2012-2188: IBM Power Hardware Management Console Firmware

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• IBM Power Hardware Management Console Firmware: version 7r3.5.0 only; version 7r7.1.0 only; version 7r7.2.0 only; version 7r7.3.0 only
• IBM Systems Director Management Console Firmware: version 6r7.3.0 only

Published 2012-08-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.