CVE-2012-10040 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2012-10040

Openfiler v2.x NetworkCard Command Execution

Vulnerability Description

Openfiler v2.x contains a command injection vulnerability in the system.html page. The device parameter is used to instantiate a NetworkCard object, whose constructor in network.inc calls exec() with unsanitized input. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary commands as the openfiler user. Due to misconfigured sudoers, the openfiler user can escalate privileges to root via sudo /bin/bash without a password.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • bcoles

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Openfiler
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 11th, 2025
Last Modified: April 7th, 2026
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)