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CVE-2017-8023
EMC Networker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.9%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
EMC NetWorker may potentially be vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Networker Client execution service (nsrexecd) when oldauth authentication method is used. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send arbitrary commands via RPC service to be executed on the host system with the privileges of the nsrexecd service, which runs with administrative privileges.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Dell EMC Networker
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/50 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/107712 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8023
- NVD: CVE-2017-8023
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