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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5420 · published 10 December 2008

CVE-2008-5420: Emc control center information exposure vulnerability

Emc · Control Center

The SAN Manager Master Agent service (aka msragent.exe) in EMC Control Center before 6.1 does not properly authenticate SST_SENDFILE requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.3% · top 17.5% CWE-200 · Information exposure
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The SAN Manager Master Agent service (aka msragent.exe) in EMC Control Center before 6.1 does not properly authenticate SST_SENDFILE requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/50032
http://secunia.com/advisories/32801 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4709
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498556/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32392
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021263
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3220
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-076/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46753
http://osvdb.org/50032
http://secunia.com/advisories/32801 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4709
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498556/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32392
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021263
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3220
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-076/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46753

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5420), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.