VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-0923

The client in HP Data Protector does not properly validate EXEC_CMD arguments, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted command, related to the "local bin directory."

EXPLOIT ×5 ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 81.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 81.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 81.08% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits: 5 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 May 2011
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: hp/data protector
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 81.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (5)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-27400 source ↗	HP Data Protector - Remote Command Executionwindows · Alessandro Di Pinto & Claudio Moletta	remote	7 August 2013	no
EDB-18521 source ↗	HP Data Protector 6.1 - EXEC_CMD Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	remote	25 February 2012	yes
EDB-17648 source ↗	HP Data Protector (Linux) - Remote Command Executionlinux · SZ	remote	10 August 2011	no
EDB-17614 source ↗	HP Data Protector (HP-UX) - Remote Shellhp-ux · Adrian Puente Z.	remote	5 August 2011	no
EDB-17339 source ↗	HP Data Protector Client 6.11 - 'EXEC_CMD' Remote Code Executionwindows · fdiskyou	remote	28 May 2011	yes

References

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