CVE-2018-18652
A remote command execution vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup Appliance before 3.1.2 allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A remote command execution vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup Appliance before 3.1.2 allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands as root. This issue was caused by insufficient filtering of user provided input.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.07% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- veritas/netbackup appliance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.1% 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/105737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS18-003.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS18-003.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.