EMC Data Protection Advisor before 5.8.1 places cleartext account credentials in the DPA…
Priority LOW 11CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
EMC Data Protection Advisor before 5.8.1 places cleartext account credentials in the DPA configuration file in unspecified circumstances, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00315 24th 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.8 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.1 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 sp1 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.1 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 sp1 | Vulnerable | EMC |
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.8 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 sp1 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.1 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 sp1 Vulnerable ·EMC
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1742
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86q3-37rj-v3xg
References
Advisory 1
More EMC Data Protection Advisor vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-08041 OS command injection in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-05611 Hard-coded credentials in Dell EMC EMC Data Protection Advisor CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-00371 The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05603 SQL injection in EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01120 Hard-coded credentials in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.3 Patch… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-00372 Integer overflow in the DPA_Utilities library in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2011-1742 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1742 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-86q3-37rj-v3xg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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