VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-18581
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability3.92%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-03-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 18.2 versions prior to patch 83, and 19.1 versions prior to patch 71 contain a server missing authorization vulnerability in the REST API. A remote authenticated malicious user with administrative privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to alter the application’s allowable list of OS commands. This may lead to arbitrary OS command execution as the regular user runs the DPA service on the affected system.
Weakness classification
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Primary references
- security_alert@emc.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory