CVE-2018-1185

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: February 3, 2018 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsEMC RecoverpointEMC Recoverpoint for Virtual MachinesRecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

Using EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions prior to 5.1.1, EMC RecoverPoint version 5.1.0.0, EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.0.1.3 by N/A?

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

An issue was discovered in EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions prior to 5.1.1, EMC RecoverPoint version 5.1.0.0, and EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.0.1.3. Command injection vulnerability in Admin CLI may allow a malicious user with admin privileges to escape from the restricted shell to an interactive shell and run arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Affected

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

v < 5.0.1.35.1.0.0
Affected range stops below 5.0.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.1.1
Affected range stops below 5.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/9
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040320
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44614/

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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