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CVE-2018-1242

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• 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, 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.

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
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/61
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104246

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