EMC RecoverPoint Admin CLI command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in EMC RecoverPoint. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Admin CLI. This manipulation causes command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1185. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in EMC RecoverPoint (Backup Software) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Admin CLI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/31/2018. The weakness was shared 02/02/2018 by Janjua, Mike Erman, Jack Backer and Alexander Gonzalez as ESA-2018-015 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at emc.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1185 since 12/06/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13155 (Dell EMC RecoverPoint Multiple Command Injection Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (44614) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040320†). The entries VDB-78052, VDB-78053, VDB-78054 and VDB-91911 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/06/2017 🔍
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02/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
09/26/2025 +2791 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: ESA-2018-015
Researcher: Janjua, Mike Erman, Jack Backer, Alexander Gonzalez
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112789
SecurityTracker: 1040320

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2018 16:25
Updated: 09/26/2025 08:20
Changes: 02/04/2018 16:25 (51), 01/01/2020 13:08 (12), 02/02/2021 14:43 (2), 02/02/2021 14:49 (11), 09/26/2025 08:20 (15)
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