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CVE-2022-36985

An attacker with unprivileged local access to a Windows NetBackup Primary server could potentially escalate their privileges.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.20%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with unprivileged local access to a Windows NetBackup Primary server could potentially escalate their privileges.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.20% probability · 10th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
veritas/flex appliance · veritas/flex scale · veritas/netbackup · veritas/netbackup appliance
Source
cve@mitre.org

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