Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-4985 - Missing Authorization vulnerability in EMC Vnx1 Firmware and Vnx2 Firmware
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
In EMC VNX2 versions prior to OE for File 8.1.9.211 and VNX1 versions prior to OE for File 7.1.80.8, a local authenticated user may potentially escalate their privileges to root due to authorization checks not being performed on certain perl scripts. This may potentially be exploited by an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root on the targeted VNX Control Station system.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 | |
| Hardware | 2 |