VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-36952

In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the underlying VxSS subsystem.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.50%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In Veritas NetBackup OpsCenter, a hard-coded credential exists that could be used to exploit the underlying VxSS subsystem. This affects 8.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, and 10.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.50% probability · 42th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-798
Affected: veritas/netbackup
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-009#Issue6Vendor Advisory
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-009#Issue6Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.