What is CVE-2012-2166?

CVE-2012-2166 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Xiv Storage System 2810-114, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2012-2166?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Xiv Storage System 2810-114

CVE-2012-2166

IBM XIV Storage System 2810-A14 and 2812-A14 devices before level 10.2.4.e-2 and 2810-114 and 2812-114 devices before level 11.1.1 have hardcoded passwords for unspecified accounts, which allows remote attackers to gain user access via unknown vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 75041.

Published 2018-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75041 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2166?: CVE-2012-2166 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Xiv Storage System 2810-114, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2012-2166?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.