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CVE-2017-8023

EMC Networker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 1, 2019 at 08:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:25 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEMC NetworkerNetworker

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

EMC NetWorker may potentially be vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Networker Client execution service (nsrexecd) when oldauth authentication method is used. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send arbitrary commands via RPC service to be executed on the host system with the privileges of the nsrexecd service, which runs with administrative privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

EMC Networker· Dell
95%
8.2.0.0 ≤ v < 8.2.4.119.0.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.0.1.99.1.0.0 ≤ v < 9.1.1.59.2.0.0 ≤ v < 9.2.1.0
Affected range stops below 8.2.4.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Networker· Dellemc
60%
v < 9.1.15v < 9.2.18.2.X9.0.X
Affected range stops below 9.1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107712
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/50

CVSS

9.8CRITICALdell
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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