CVE-2022-36990
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CVE-2022-36990 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could remotely write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations from any Client to any other Client via a Primary server.. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could remotely write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations from any Client to any other Client via a Primary server.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 1.2 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 1.3 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 2.0 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 2.0.1 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 2.0.2 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 2.1 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Scale | 1.3.1 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Scale | 2.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.1.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.1.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.3 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.3.0.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.3.0.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 9.0 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 9.0.0.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 9.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 9.1.0.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.1.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.1.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 4.0 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 4.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.3.0.1 | Maintenance Release1 |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.3.0.2 | Maintenance Release1 |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 4.0.0.1 | Maintenance Release1 |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 4.1.0.1 | Maintenance Release1 |
References
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004#c2Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004#c2Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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