VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8858

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability2.70%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-05-09

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated privileged remote file write using the 'bprd' process.

Weakness classification

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory