CVE-2017-4984

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

In EMC VNX2 versions prior to OE for File 8.1.9.211 and VNX1 versions prior to OE for File 7.1.80.8, an unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to elevate their permissions to root through a command injection. This may potentially be exploited by an attacker to run arbitrary code with root-level privileges on the targeted VNX Control Station system, aka remote code execution.

Affected products

EMC Vnx1 Firmware: all versions
EMC Vnx2 Firmware: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540738/30/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99039
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540738/30/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99039

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