CVE-2015-5696

Dell Netvault Backup < 10.0.1.24 - Denial of Service via Crafted Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-5696. PoCs published by Josep Pi Rodriguez.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a remote denial of service (DoS) in Dell Netvault Backup by sending a malformed packet to port 20031, causing the nvpmgr.exe process to crash. The payload includes specific bytes that induce the crash without requiring authentication.

Description

Dell Netvault Backup before 10.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Josep Pi Rodriguez · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37739

This exploit triggers a remote denial of service (DoS) in Dell Netvault Backup by sending a malformed packet to port 20031, causing the nvpmgr.exe process to crash. The payload includes specific bytes that induce the crash without requiring authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Dell Netvault Backup 10.0.1.24 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server on port 20031
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033145
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536111/100/0/threaded
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37739/

Scores

EPSS 0.0818
EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
dell/netvault_backup < 10.0.1.24
Published Aug 14, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026