What is CVE-2024-33671?

CVE-2024-33671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Backup_exec, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-33671?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-33671 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Veritas Backup_exec

CVE-2024-33671

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. The Backup Exec Deduplication Multi-threaded Streaming Agent can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Veritas Backup_exec
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-33671?: CVE-2024-33671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Backup_exec, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-33671?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-33671 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.