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TI-2017-03100 Aliases CVE-2017-4976GHSA-93qw-4p3h-hx42

Hard-coded credentials in EMC ESRS Policy Manager prior to 6.8

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

EMC ESRS Policy Manager prior to 6.8 contains an undocumented account (OpenDS admin) with a default password. A remote attacker with the knowledge of the default password may login to the system and gain administrator privileges to the local LDAP directory server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01754 78th 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
—EMC ESRS Policy Manager prior to 6.8EMC ESRS Policy Manager prior to 6.8—No fix listedCNA
  • EMC ESRS Policy Manager prior to 6.8 Vendor— Affected EMC ESRS Policy Manager prior to 6.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:emc:esrs_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.7VulnerableEMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:esrs_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.7 Vulnerable ·EMC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-4976
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93qw-4p3h-hx42

References

  • TI-2018-11243 Dell EMC ESRS Policy Manager versions 6.8 and prior contain a remote code execution… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

Sources