hydra.exe in HP SAN/iQ before 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance has a hardcoded…
Priority LOW 25CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
hydra.exe in HP SAN/iQ before 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance has a hardcoded password of L0CAlu53R for the global$agent account, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to a management service via a login: request to TCP port 13838.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03203 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:san\/iq:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.5 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:h:hp:virtual_san_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:san\/iq:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:h:hp:virtual_san_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4362
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h29-3hc6-h9fv
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise San/iq vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-03716 lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ before 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2012-02826 Unspecified vulnerability on the HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance hydra with software… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-03666 Stack-based buffer overflow in hydra.exe in HP SAN/iQ before 9.5 on the HP StorageWorks… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-02827 Unspecified vulnerability on the HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance hydra with software… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-02829 Unspecified vulnerability on the HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance hydra with software… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-02828 Unspecified vulnerability on the HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance hydra with software… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-4362 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4362 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8h29-3hc6-h9fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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