CVE-2018-11066 Dell EMC Avamar and Integrated Data Protection Appliance Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published 26 Nov 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Dell EMC Avamar and IDPA servers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-11066?

CVE-2018-11066 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Dell EMC Avamar, published on 26 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC Avamar Client Manager in Dell EMC Avamar Server versions 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.5.0, 7.5.1, 18.1 and Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) versions 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 contain a Remote Code Execution vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the server.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11066?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Dell Emc Avamar, Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance, Vmware Vsphere Data Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-11066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m593-g9cm-c9fm.