CVE-2018-11062
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIntegrated Data Protection Appliance versions 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 contain undocumented accounts named 'support' and 'admin' that are protected with default passwords. These accounts have limited privileges and can access certain system files only. A malicious user with the knowledge of the default passwords may potentially log in to the system and gain read and write access to certain system files.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIntegrated Data Protection Appliance versions 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 contain undocumented 'support' and 'admin' accounts protected with default passwords. These accounts, though described as having limited privileges, allow authenticated users read and write access to certain system files, creating an unauthorized access vector.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 2.0, <= 2.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm product identity and versionIdentify if the system is a Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance and determine its installed version number. Consult the appliance management interface or system documentation for version information.Affected if The installed version is 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2
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Locate undocumented accountsCheck system user databases, authentication configurations, or appliance management panels for the presence of accounts named 'support' and 'admin' that are not documented in the standard user documentation.Affected if Undocumented 'support' and/or 'admin' accounts exist on the system
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Verify account password statusExamine whether the 'support' and 'admin' accounts are using default passwords by attempting to authenticate with known default credentials or reviewing password configuration files if accessible.Affected if Either account is using its default factory-set password
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Assess account privilegesIf the undocumented accounts are present, review their assigned permissions, group memberships, or role configurations to determine the extent of their access rights.Affected if The accounts have been granted read and write access to system files
A user is affected if they run Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance version 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 with undocumented 'support' or 'admin' accounts still configured with default passwords.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImmediately change the default passwords for the undocumented 'support' and 'admin' accounts or disable these accounts if not required for operations. Consult vendor documentation for any available patches or official remediation guidance.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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