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CVE-2017-8023

EMC Networker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: Apr 1, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.9%
Top 7.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

EMC NetWorker may potentially be vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Networker Client execution service (nsrexecd) when oldauth authentication method is used. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send arbitrary commands via RPC service to be executed on the host system with the privileges of the nsrexecd service, which runs with administrative privileges.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

dell
commercial·USaka dell technologies
emc networkerOn-prem
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
Dell EMC
commercial·USaka isilon onefs, avamar, integrated data protection appliance
NetworkerOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue

Exploitability

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

2 techniques
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107712
securityfocus.com
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/50
seclists.org
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