CVE-2016-8211 Dell CVE debrief

Who should care

Administrators and security teams responsible for EMC/Dell Data Protection Advisor deployments, especially environments still running 6.1.x through 6.2.3 before patch 446.

Technical summary

NVD describes CVE-2016-8211 as a path traversal vulnerability in EMC Data Protection Advisor. The affected CPEs in the record include Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, and 6.2.3. NVD maps the weakness to CWE-22 and publishes a CVSS 3.1 vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, which supports prioritizing remediation because the issue is network exploitable without authentication or user interaction. The vendor reference in the supplied corpus indicates patch 446 as the fixing boundary for 6.2.3.

Defensive priority

High. Apply the vendor fix as soon as practical, especially if the product is exposed on production networks or supports sensitive data workflows.

Recommended defensive actions

• Confirm whether any EMC/Dell Data Protection Advisor instance is running version 6.1.x, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, or 6.2.3 before patch 446.
• Apply patch 446 or a later vendor update to affected systems.
• Limit network exposure to the product and restrict access to administrative interfaces.
• Review adjacent vendor and third-party advisories linked in the NVD record for deployment-specific mitigation guidance.
• Monitor for unusual file/path access patterns and investigate any suspicious requests against the application.
• If remediation cannot be completed immediately, place the system behind stronger network controls and minimize access by trusted administrators only.

Evidence notes

The debrief is based on the supplied NVD record and the linked official CVE/NVD resources. The corpus states the vulnerability is path traversal and identifies the affected EMC Data Protection Advisor versions plus patch 446 as the fix boundary. NVD supplies CWE-22 and the CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The supplied timeline shows the CVE published on 2017-02-03 and the NVD record modified on 2026-05-13. No KEV entry was provided.

Sources and references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.