VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-46411

A default password is persisted after installation and may be discovered and used to escalate privileges.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.57%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). 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 Flex Scale through 3.0 and Access Appliance through 8.0.100. A default password is persisted after installation and may be discovered and used to escalate 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: 0.57% probability · 45th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected: veritas/access appliance · veritas/netbackup flex scale appliance
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-019#issue3Vendor Advisory
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-019#issue3Vendor Advisory

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