Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-10955 · published 19 October 2017

CVE-2017-10955: Emc data protection advisor os command injection vulnerability

Emc · Data Protection Advisor

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.0. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the EMC DPA Application service, which listens on TCP port 9002 by default. When parsing the preScript parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4697. NOTE: Dell EMC disputes that this is a vulnerability

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3% CWE-78 · OS command injectionCWE-20 · Improper input validation

8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.0

6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

Data Protection Advisor Emc

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101008	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-812	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101008	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-812	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-10955), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.