CVE-2017-4985 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in EMC VNX1 and VNX2 storage systems, specifically in OE for File versions prior to 7.1.80.8 and 8.1.9.211, respectively. A local authenticated user can exploit this weakness, stemming from inadequate authorization checks on certain Perl scripts, to execute arbitrary commands as root on the VNX Control Station. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a low attack complexity requiring local access and low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:emc:vnx2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:emc:vnx1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.