Is CVE-2018-1242 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-1242 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1242?

CVE-2018-1242 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2018-1242

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contains a command injection vulnerability in the Boxmgmt CLI. An authenticated malicious user with boxmgmt privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to read RPA files. Note that files that require root permission cannot be read.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 2.6% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-11875)
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-2018-11875 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)

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

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