CVE-2012-4982

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.8)—

Open redirect vulnerability in assets/login on the Forescout CounterACT NAC device before 7.0 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the a parameter.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Base score: 5.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 8.91%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 95
Score date: 10/4/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Forescout — Counteract

CWEs

CWE-20

References

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