{"id":"CVE-2016-6648","title":"EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by sensitive information disclosure vulnerability as a result of incorrect permissions set on a sensitive system file","summary":"EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by sensitive information disclosure vulnerability as a result of incorrect permissions set on a sensitive system file. A …","severity":"medium","cvss":4.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-275"],"vendor":"dell","product":"recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines","affected":["recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines <= 4.0","recoverpoint <= 4.4.1.0"],"published":"2017-02-03","updated":"2026-07-10","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6648","references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540058/30/0/threaded","label":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95821","label":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037727","label":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540058/30/0/threaded","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95821","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037727","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0044,"epssPercentile":0.37574,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-10T15:05:05.572Z","slug":"CVE-2016-6648","body":"## Overview\n\nEMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by sensitive information disclosure vulnerability as a result of incorrect permissions set on a sensitive system file. A malicious administrator with configuration privileges may access this sensitive system file and compromise the affected system.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines <= 4.0`\n- `recoverpoint <= 4.4.1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":24.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}