Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-1238 affects Dell EMC ScaleIO before version 2.5. A management component could let someone with network access and the LIA administrative password run operating system commands as root. This is serious for storage infrastructure, but the public sources require valid administrative knowledge and do not show active exploitation. Organizations running Dell EMC ScaleIO versions prior to 2.5 are potentially exposed, especially where LIA is reachable from broad internal networks. Exposure is reduced when LIA access is tightly restricted and administrative credentials are well controlled. Treat this as high priority for environments still running older ScaleIO. Root-level command execution on storage management hosts can create major operational impact, but urgency depends on whether vulnerable LIA instances remain deployed and reachable. Mitigation focus: Identify ScaleIO deployments and confirm whether any version is prior to 2.5.; Follow Dell EMC DSA-2018-058 guidance for affected ScaleIO environments.; Update affected ScaleIO deployments to a non-affected version where vendor guidance supports it..
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