What is CVE-2012-6611?

CVE-2012-6611 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Polycom Hdx 4002, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2012-6611?

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

Vulnerability in Polycom Hdx 4002

CVE-2012-6611

An issue was discovered in Polycom Web Management Interface G3/HDX 8000 HD with Durango 2.6.0 4740 software and embedded Polycom Linux Development Platform 2.14.g3. It has a blank administrative password by default, and can be successfully used without setting this password.

Published 2020-02-10 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.031 (87.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

web.archive.org/web/20130320033016/http://blog.tempest.com.br/joao-paulo-campel… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43032 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6611?: CVE-2012-6611 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Polycom Hdx 4002, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2012-6611?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.