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.

published 2018-05-29 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-11868

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 42.2%; EPSS 42.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint 5.1.2
Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM) 5.1.1.3

Timeline

2018-05-29 Published
2018-06-21 First public exploit (EDB-44920)

Exploit prediction

42.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-44920 Dell EMC RecoverPoint < 5.1.2 - Local Root Command Execution local, 2018-06-21

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
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 Dell EMC RecoverPoint
Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/44920/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2018/May/61
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/104246
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-1235
NVD CVE-2018-1235

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Summary