CVE-2017-8857
In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated file copy and arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated file copy and arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.67% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- veritas/netbackup · veritas/netbackup appliance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98384Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue2Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98384Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue2Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.