What is CVE-2020-37045?

CVE-2020-37045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-37045?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup

CVE-2020-37045

Veritas NetBackup 7.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NetBackup INET Daemon service that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\bpinetd.exe to inject malicious code that would execute with elevated LocalSystem privileges.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Veritas Netbackup — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-37045?: CVE-2020-37045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-37045?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.