What is CVE-2024-33672?

CVE-2024-33672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-33672?

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

Is CVE-2024-33672 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup

CVE-2024-33672

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.4. The Multi-Threaded Agent used in NetBackup can be leveraged to perform arbitrary file deletion on protected files.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th 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 Netbackup
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-33672?: CVE-2024-33672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-33672?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-33672 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.