What is CVE-2022-46411?

CVE-2022-46411 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Access_appliance, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-46411?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Veritas Access_appliance

CVE-2022-46411

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (43.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Veritas Access_appliance
Veritas Netbackup_flex_scale_appliance
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46411?: CVE-2022-46411 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Access_appliance, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-46411?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.