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TI-2018-01141 Aliases CVE-2018-1235GHSA-4mm7-92pv-gvpp

OS command injection in Dell EMC RecoverPoint

Priority HIGH 70CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contain a command injection vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system with root privilege.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.422 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Dell EMC RecoverPoint (Dell EMC): 5.1.2Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM) (Dell EMC): 5.1.1.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Dell EMCDell EMC RecoverPointbefore 5.1.25.1.2Patch availableCNA
Dell EMCDell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM)before 5.1.1.35.1.1.3Patch availableCNA
  • Dell EMC RecoverPoint VendorDell EMC Affected before 5.1.2 Fixed in 5.1.2 Patch available CNA
  • Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM) VendorDell EMC Affected before 5.1.1.3 Fixed in 5.1.1.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:emc:recoverpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.1.2VulnerableEMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.1.1.3VulnerableEMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:recoverpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·EMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:emc:recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1.1.3 Vulnerable ·EMC

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Dell EMC RecoverPoint (Dell EMC) Fixed in 5.1.2
  • Fix · CNA Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM) (Dell EMC) Fixed in 5.1.1.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Dell EMC RecoverPoint, Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM) 5.1.1.3, 5.1.2

    3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-01146 Sensitive information in log files in Dell EMC RecoverPointPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2018-01147 OS command injection in Dell EMC RecoverPointPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1235
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mm7-92pv-gvpp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-01128 Missing authorization in Dell EMC Avamar, Integrated Data Protection Appliance 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
  • TI-2019-02726 Buffer overflow in Dell EMC iDRAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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