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CVE-2018-1235

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 42.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-05-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contain a command injection vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system with root privilege.

Affected products

• EMC Recoverpoint: before 5.1.2 — fixed in 5.1.2
• EMC Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines: before 5.1.1.3 — fixed in 5.1.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: EMC Recoverpoint 5.1.2; EMC Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines 5.1.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/61
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104246
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44920/
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/61
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104246
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44920/

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