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TI-2012-03950 Aliases CVE-2012-4610GHSA-3r4r-6824-gpc7

EMC Avamar Client for VMware 6.1 stores the cleartext server root password on the proxy…

Priority LOW 17CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

EMC Avamar Client for VMware 6.1 stores the cleartext server root password on the proxy client, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging "network access" to the proxy client.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00618 49th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.1:-:*:*:*:vmware:*:*6.1VulnerableEMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.1:-:*:*:*:vmware:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·EMC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4610
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3r4r-6824-gpc7

References

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  • TI-2013-00809 EMC Avamar Client before 6.1.101-89 does not verify that the server hostname matches a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2011-00565 Unspecified vulnerability in EMC Avamar before 5.0.4-30 allows remote authenticated users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2016-00815 The web-restore interface in Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2011-01519 EMC Avamar 4.x, 5.0.x, and 6.0.x before 6.0.0-592 allows remote authenticated users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2010-01837 Unspecified vulnerability in EMC Avamar 4.1.x and 5.0 before SP1 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2012-02030 EMC Avamar Client 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x on HP-UX and Mac OS X, and the EMC Avamar plugin 4.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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