VulnerabilityModified
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
References
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004#h7Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004#h7Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.