Path Traversal in Veritas Netbackup
CVE-2024-28222
In Veritas NetBackup before 8.1.2 and NetBackup Appliance before 3.1.2, the BPCD process inadequately validates the file path, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to upload and execute a custom file.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.010 (58.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Veritas Netbackup
- Veritas Netbackup_appliance
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28222?
- CVE-2024-28222 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28222?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28222 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.