CVE-2015-6850

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Published Dec 28, 2015 CVSS 3.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:emc:vplex_geosynchrony:5.4:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:vplex_geosynchrony:5.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6786	EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.539% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135041/EMC-VPLEX-Undocumented-Account.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Dec/129
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79664
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034526

History

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Subscriptions

Emc Vplex Geosynchrony

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Dec 28, 2015, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:36 AM
Reserved: Sep 10, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 28, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM

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