CVE-2021-27878
Veritas Backup Exec Agent Command Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 28 April 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. However, due to a vulnerability in the SHA Authentication scheme, an attacker is able to gain unauthorized access and complete the authentication process. Subsequently, the client can execute data management protocol commands on the authenticated connection. The attacker could use one of these commands to execute an arbitrary command on the system using system privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 23.95% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 7 April 2023 · due 28 April 2023 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Affected
- veritas/backup exec
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27878
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue3Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue3Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27878US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.