CVE-2016-6649 — 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

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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

Published Feb 3, 2017

6.7

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.89%

Description

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

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.89% 0.00886

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00886

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.89% (0.00886)	57.79th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.93% (0.00930)	55.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.18% (0.00180)	37.27th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.05% (0.00052)	22.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 13, 2024	0.05% (0.00052)	20.76th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00052)	18.73th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.01% (0.01011)	38.12th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.01% (0.01011)	36.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.01% (0.01011)	34.41th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.01% (0.01011)	17.94th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-77

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540058/30/0/threaded
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95821
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037727
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540058/30/0/threaded		x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95821		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037727		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner dell

Published Feb 3, 2017

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 10, 2016

Link CVE-2016-6649

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jul 10, 2026

Link CVE-2016-6649

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-6649