Is CVE-2018-1235 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-1235 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1235?

CVE-2018-1235 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2018-1235

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 42.2%EU EUVD

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contain a command injection vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system with root privilege.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.0)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 42.2% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-11868)
Published: May 29, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-11868 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

emc / recoverpoint
emc / recoverpoint for virtual machines

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

EMC RecoverPoint® 4.4 SP1 - EMC Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-351 - archived

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/61(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104246(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44920/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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