Vulnerability in Veritas Flex Appliance
CVE-2022-36985
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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Veritas Flex Appliance — versions 1.2, 1.3, 2.0
- Veritas Flex Scale — versions 1.3.1, 2.1
- Veritas Netbackup — versions 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2
- Veritas Netbackup Appliance — versions 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2
References
- www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-36985?
- CVE-2022-36985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Flex Appliance. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2022-36985?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.