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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-1235 in the critical feed json

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contain a command injection vulnerability.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-11868

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
42.2%
EPSS 42.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contain a command injection vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system with root privilege.

Patch / fix

  • Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint 5.1.2
  • Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM) 5.1.1.3

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-44920)

Exploit prediction

42.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-44920 Dell EMC RecoverPoint < 5.1.2 - Local Root Command Execution local, 2018-06-21

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint
  • Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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