Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-4028 · published 16 July 2012

CVE-2012-4028: Tridium niagara ax insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Tridium · Niagara Ax

Tridium Niagara AX Framework does not properly store credential data, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the stored information for authentication.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.6% · top 24.8% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials

7.8CVSS 2.0 base score

1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Niagara Ax Tridium

References

Link	Tags
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/tridiums-niagara-framework-marvel-of-connectivity-illustrates-new-cyber-ris	Permissions Required
https://www.tridium.com/galleries/briefings/NiagaraAX_Framework_Software_Security_Alert.pdf	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/tridiums-niagara-framework-marvel-of-connectivity-illustrates-new-cyber-ris	Permissions Required
https://www.tridium.com/galleries/briefings/NiagaraAX_Framework_Software_Security_Alert.pdf	Broken LinkVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-4028), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.