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CVE-2017-4985

Published: Jun 19, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

In EMC VNX2 versions prior to OE for File 8.1.9.211 and VNX1 versions prior to OE for File 7.1.80.8, a local authenticated user may potentially escalate their privileges to root due to authorization checks not being performed on certain perl scripts. This may potentially be exploited by an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root on the targeted VNX Control Station system.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

emc
commercial·USaka documentum content server, rsa authentication manager, rsa archer egrc
vnx2 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
vnx1 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540738/30/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99037
securityfocus.com
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