CVE-2017-8023

EMC Networker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Published Apr 1, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 5.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

EMC NetWorker may potentially be vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Networker Client execution service (nsrexecd) when oldauth authentication method is used. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send arbitrary commands via RPC service to be executed on the host system with the privileges of the nsrexecd service, which runs with administrative privileges.

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

Dell EMC

Networker

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.2.X`	affected	—
`9.0.X`	affected	—
`unspecified`	affected	< 9.1.15
`unspecified`	affected	< 9.2.1

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_networker::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_networker::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_networker::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

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: 5.9% (5.876% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107712
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/50

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Emc Networker

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Apr 1, 2019, 8:54 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:19 PM
Reserved: Apr 21, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 1, 2019, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM

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