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TI-2017-05611 Aliases CVE-2017-8013GHSA-8w8f-9qch-h5wm

Hard-coded credentials in Dell EMC EMC Data Protection Advisor

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 Data Protection Advisor 6.3.x before patch 67 and 6.4.x before patch 130 contains undocumented accounts with hard-coded passwords and various privileges. Affected accounts are: "Apollo System Test", "emc.dpa.agent.logon" and "emc.dpa.metrics.logon". An attacker with knowledge of the password could potentially use these accounts via REST APIs to gain unauthorized access to EMC Data Protection Advisor (including potentially access with administrative privileges).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02131 82nd 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
Dell EMCEMC Data Protection Advisor6.3.x; 6.4.x—No fix listedCNA
  • EMC Data Protection Advisor VendorDell EMC Affected 6.3.x; 6.4.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.0VulnerableEMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.0 Vulnerable ·EMC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8013
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w8f-9qch-h5wm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-01128 Missing authorization in Dell EMC Avamar, Integrated Data Protection Appliance CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01141 OS command injection in Dell EMC RecoverPoint CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07852 Dell EMC Avamar and Integrated Data Protection Appliance Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05620 EMC Networker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11243 Dell EMC ESRS Policy Manager versions 6.8 and prior contain a remote code execution… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-08041 OS command injection in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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