{"id":"CVE-2017-6400","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6400","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:17:10.979Z","title":"Privileged command execution on NetBackup Server and Client can occur (on the local system).","description":"An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Before 7.7.2 and NetBackup Appliance Before 2.7.2. Privileged command execution on NetBackup Server and Client can occur (on the local system).","published":"2017-03-02T06:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:22:16.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["veritas/access","veritas/netbackup","veritas/netbackup appliance"],"epss":{"score":0.00444,"percentile":0.38433,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96484","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue2","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96484","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue2","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6400","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}