CVE-2019-18581Network attack vector

Administrative command execution via OS-command allowlist changes

Published Mar 18, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Missing authorization in Dell Data Protection Advisor allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands through its REST API. The REST API fails to enforce authorization when an administrative user alters the application's allowable OS-command list, so entries can invoke arbitrary commands as the account running the DPA service. Administrative privileges are required; affected releases are 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 18.1, 18.2 before patch 83, and 19.1 before patch 71.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability3.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Dell Data Protection Advisor allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands through its REST API. The REST API fails to enforce authorization when an administrative user alters the application's allowable OS-command list, so entries can invoke arbitrary commands as the account running the DPA service. Administrative privileges are required; affected releases are 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 18.1, 18.2 before patch 83, and 19.1 before patch 71.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-18581
Published
Mar 18, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Data Protection Advisor
Classifications
CWE-862, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 18, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and version prior to 18.2 patch 83 and prior to 19.1 patch 71

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · Data Protection Advisorversion=unspecified <6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and version prior to 18.2 patch 83 and prior to 19.1 patch 71

Published CVSS scores

9.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.1DellCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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