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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-1206 · published 12 March 2018

CVE-2018-1206: Emc data protection advisor hard-coded credentials vulnerability

Emc · Data Protection Advisor

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.3 Patch 159 and Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.4 Patch 110 contain a hardcoded database account with administrative privileges. The affected account is "apollosuperuser." An attacker with local access to the server where DPA Datastore Service is installed and knowledge of the password may potentially gain unauthorized access to the database. Note: The Datastore Service database cannot be accessed remotely using this account.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.35% · top 74.6% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.3 Patch 159 and Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.4 Patch 110 contain a hardcoded database account with administrative privileges. The affected account is "apollosuperuser." An attacker with local access to the server where DPA Datastore Service is installed and knowledge of the password may potentially gain unauthorized access to the database. Note: The Datastore Service database cannot be accessed remotely using this account.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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.

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/22 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103376 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040484 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/22 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103376 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040484 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-1206), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.