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CVE-2017-8023: dell emc networker Improper Authentication

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 01-04-2019Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8023 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in dell emc networker. EPSS estimates a 5.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-04-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.88% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
5.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Dell1 product
  • emc_networker≥ 8.2.0.0, < 8.2.4.11 | ≥ 9.0.0.0, ≤ 9.0.1.9 | ≥ 9.1.0.0, < 9.1.1.5 | ≥ 9.2.0.0, < 9.2.1.0
Dell emc1 product
  • networker≥ 8.2.0, < 8.3.0 | ≥ 9.0.0, < 9.1.0 | ≥ unspecified, < 9.1.15 | ≥ unspecified, < 9.2.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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