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TI-2017-08041 Aliases CVE-2017-10955GHSA-9j28-vv5h-vvcg

OS command injection in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.0. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the EMC DPA Application service, which listens on TCP port 9002 by default. When parsing the preScript parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4697. NOTE: Dell EMC disputes that this is a vulnerability

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.06685 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Dell EMCDell EMC Data Protection Advisor6.3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor VendorDell EMC Affected 6.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10955
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9j28-vv5h-vvcg

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-2019-02726 Buffer overflow in Dell EMC iDRAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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