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CVE-2017-10955

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.0. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the EMC DPA Application service, which listens on TCP port 9002 by default. When parsing the preScript parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4697. NOTE: Dell EMC disputes that this is a vulnerability

Affected products

• EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4: 6.3.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101008
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-812
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101008
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-812

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