CVE-2017-4985
HIGHEMC VNX2 <OE for File 8.1.9.211 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540738/30/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99037
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
11.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (3)
emc/vnx1_firmware
emc/vnx2_firmware
n/a/EMC VNX2 versions prior to OE for File 8.1.9.211, EMC VNX1 versions prior to OE for File 7.1.80.8
EMC VNX2 versions prior to OE for File 8.1.9.211, EMC VNX1 versions prior to OE for File 7.1.80.8
Published
Jun 19, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026