CVE-2017-8858
In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated privileged remote file write using the 'bprd' process.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.70%). 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 privileged remote file write 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
- 2.70% probability · 86th 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 2.7% since 27 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98381Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue3Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98381Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue3Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.