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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-2284

The (1) install and (2) upgrade processes in EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications (NMM) 2.2.1, 2.3 before build 122, and 2.4 before build 375, when Exchange…

Published Oct 18, 2012 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · networker module for microsoft applications

Last checked Nov 8, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-2284. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of networker module for microsoft applications is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.33%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe emc/networker module for microsoft applications

The (1) install and (2) upgrade processes in EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications (NMM) 2.2.1, 2.3 before build 122, and 2.4 before build 375, when Exchange Server is used, allow local users to read cleartext administrator credentials via unspecified vectors.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe emc/networker module for microsoft applications2.2.1
  • cpe emc/networker module for microsoft applications2.3
  • cpe emc/networker module for microsoft applications2.4

How to fix CVE-2012-2284

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-2284. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of networker module for microsoft applications is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with emc/networker module for microsoft applications 2.2.1; emc/networker module for microsoft applications 2.3; emc/networker module for microsoft applications 2.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-255. EPSS 0.33%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 18, 2012 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    The (1) install and (2) upgrade processes in EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications (NMM) 2.2.1, 2.3 before build 122, and 2.4 before build 375, when Exchange Server is used, allow local users to read cleartext administrator credentials via unspecified vectors.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    The (1) install and (2) upgrade processes in EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications (NMM) 2.2.1, 2.3 before build 122, and 2.4 before build 375, when Exchange Server is used, allow local users to read cleartext administrator credentials via unspecified vectors.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-2284

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2012-2284

    The (1) install and (2) upgrade processes in EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications (NMM) 2.2.1, 2.3 before build 122, and 2.4 before build 375, when Exchange Server is used, allow local users to read cleartext administrator credentials via unspecified vectors.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 8, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026