7.8high
CVE-2017-4985
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, a local authenticated user may potenti…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 24%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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, a local authenticated user may potentially escalate their privileges to root due to authorization checks not being performed on certain perl scripts. This may potentially be exploited by an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root on the targeted VNX Control Station system.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a EMC VNX2 versions prior to OE for File 8.1.9.211, EMC VNX1 versions prior to OE for File 7.1.80.8
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/540738/30/0/threaded · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/99037 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-4985
- NVD: CVE-2017-4985
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