crs.exe in the Cell Manager Service in the client in HP Data Protector does not properly…
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
crs.exe in the Cell Manager Service in the client in HP Data Protector does not properly validate credentials associated with the hostname, domain, and username, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending unspecified data over TCP, related to the webreporting client, the applet domain, and the java username.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.11333 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0921
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2gx-pvcp-f968
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Protector vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-01837 HPE Data Protector before 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06 allow remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-00817 The client in HP Data Protector does not properly validate EXEC_CMD arguments, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-00816 The client in HP Data Protector allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2017-03745 A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Data Protector version prior to 8.17 and 9.09 was found. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-01840 HPE Data Protector before 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-01839 HPE Data Protector before 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2011-0921 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-0921 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j2gx-pvcp-f968 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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