The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AUTHENTICATECONNECTION command that (1) lacks a password field or (2) has an empty password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08552 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | EMC |
| cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 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:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 sp1 | 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:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | 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:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·EMC
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 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:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 sp1 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:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 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-2012-0406
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c89x-5pjq-9q65
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
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-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
- TI-2017-05604 Path traversal in EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2012-0406 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0406 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c89x-5pjq-9q65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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