CVE-2018-1242: dell emc dell emc recoverpoint OS Command Injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-1242 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) OS Command Injection vulnerability in dell emc dell emc recoverpoint. EPSS estimates a 2.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 29-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contains a command injection vulnerability in the Boxmgmt CLI. An authenticated malicious user with boxmgmt privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to read RPA files. Note that files that require root permission cannot be read.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.10 pp
From 2.74% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Dell emc2 products
- dell emc recoverpoint≥ unspecified, < 5.1.2
- dell emc recoverpoint virtual machine (vm)≥ unspecified, < 5.1.1.3
Emc2 products
- recoverpoint< 5.1.2
- recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines< 5.1.1.3
2 vendors · 4 products