CVE-2018-11189 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Quest DR Series Disk Backup software versions prior to 4.0.3.1. This flaw, categorized as CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quest:disk_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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