CVE-2013-4677
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- symantec/backup exec
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/95939
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61487
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20130801_00Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/95939
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61487
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20130801_00Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.