RCE in Veritas Netbackup
CVE-2024-52945
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 10.5. This only applies to NetBackup components running on a Windows Operating System. If a user executes specific NetBackup commands or an attacker uses social engineering techniques to impel the user to execute the commands, a malicious DLL could be loaded, resulting in execution of the attacker's code in the user's security context.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Veritas Netbackup
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-52945?
- CVE-2024-52945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-52945?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.