CVE-2016-8211

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.1.x, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.1, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.2, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.3 prior to patch 446 has a path traversal vulnerability that may potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Affected products

Dell Data Protection Advisor: 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540067/30/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95833
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037729
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540067/30/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95833
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037729

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