CVE-2018-1216 describes a critical hard-coded password vulnerability in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX, Solutions Enabler, VASA Virtual Appliances, and VMAX Embedded Management. An undocumented 'smc' account with a fixed password allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized system access via specific web servlets, despite not being usable for web UI logins. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the inherent severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.4.0.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_solutions_enabler_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 8.4.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unisphere_for_vmax_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 8.4.0.514CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_vasa_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_vmax_embedded_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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