Recoverpoint
CVE-2016-6649
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.35%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by multiple command injection vulnerabilities where a malicious administrator with. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by multiple command injection vulnerabilities where a malicious administrator with configuration privileges may bypass the user interface and escalate his privileges to root. Affected products include: Emc Recoverpoint, Emc Recoverpoint For Virtual Machines. Version information: before 4.4.1.1.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by multiple command injection vulnerabilities where a malicious administrator with configuration privileges may bypass the user interface and escalate his privileges to root.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
VulDB
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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