PT-2022-23735 · Veritas · Veritas Netbackup

Published 2022-07-28 · Updated 2022-08-09 · CVE-2022-36990

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.6

Critical

Base vector

AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:N/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Veritas NetBackup versions 8.1.x through 8.1.2 Veritas NetBackup version 8.2 Veritas NetBackup versions 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2 Veritas NetBackup versions 9.x through 9.0.0.1 Veritas NetBackup versions 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1

Description An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup, allowing an attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client to remotely write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations from any Client to any other Client via a Primary server.

Recommendations For versions 8.1.x through 8.1.2, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the risk. For version 8.2, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the risk. For versions 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the risk. For versions 9.x through 9.0.0.1, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the risk. For versions 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the NetBackup Client to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-36990

Affected Products

Veritas Netbackup

References · 4

• https://veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004#c2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36990 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/34446 · Telegram Post